Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 98, Decatur, Adams County, 25 April 1914 — Page 3

Y®uri^ an v n Good Days Work 1 When Y °ur Feet Hurt. A man can t work and think of his feet If you have tender feet we want to you the easiest work shoe made. Flexible welted soles that bend with the toot, soft uppers and good fitting shapes. Mens $3.00 and $3.50 CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE. , THE SHOE SELLER

I WEATHER FORECAST | ■ anaannnainui»iiiiiunu«ants:ua: B Unsettled tonight and Saturday. Brobably rain wanner tonight t rtl: K<l central portion. ■ Mrs. J. 11. Glancey spent the d..; ..■ Wayne. ■Miss Rose Snii'h return* d • Bu Geneva where she gave h, r «■ M music lessons. Miaaee Della ami I’n-ti-Ku or Willshire. Ohio, were shophere today. v. Wehmeyer went to r. ■■■ v. noon to call on Mr*. F, rd ...i,- 1 ' at the Lutheran hm pital. > one of hi* pariahtom-rs. W. Lattin will arrive Sunday ter fail with hia wife who is here visit with Mrs. Elisabeth Itadmmiker I the John Gerard family. Sir. will her husband hone Sunday, D. J. Wheeter ami Mr have been vtatting in throughout the county left ,i- - their homes in M : will stop oil at Chari* days visit, prevent misuse < ••• lias been inveuuii t a locked box a record t._ and duration of every car to which it is att.o and speed beta . •■ j and Mrs. J. S. Coverd for Ijogansport where tin-y with relatives ana also the noted exangelist. le haa been erected lit and thousands gath .. him. —

|heHome Os Quai t pplebutter .... 10c Spin’ch 15c ugar com .... 10c .Apricots loc arly June Peas . . 10c Paspberries .... 15c rant 10c Red Cherries ... 15c iominy 10c Succotash ... 12 l-2c ie Peaches. ..- bv ChHli Sauce .. . . lac Bumpkin 10c ! Salmon . .• 1& Belly 10c Cut Wax Beans . . 10c I We nay cash or trade lor produce, Eggs 16c B Butter 1.3 c to 25c I HOWER & HOWER BLof th of c. r a >i Phonc 108 uw ’ ‘ 11 ' ______ * ■> I | F M SCHIRMEYEB T?eM.' I I I fiTHE BOWEKS REALTY CO. | REAL ESTATE. BONDS, LOANS, 1 abstracts. § ITh Sjhkmever ALstract ’’onipany complete Ab-B IET itrsHlßecords, 't wenty years txperience I Farms, City Property, 5 per seal I MONEY ■-?

Sherman Hanlin of Knoxville, Tenn., I is here on business today. Mi,s Esther Evans arrived from Ft. I Wayne for a visit with relatives. Attorney C. J. Lutx went to Fort Wayne tills morning on business. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Tettman saw Ben Hur in Fort Wayue last evening. The Misses Susie and Edith Benta went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Rose Hailey and daughter. Mrs. H. 11. Moltz, went to Fort Wayne today noon. Mr Al thorn of Willshire, Ohio, changed cars here enroute to Fort Wayne. Mr- 11.a Eady left yesterday afternoon for Indianapolis, where ahi will visit with her sister, Mrs. Anna Buhler. Mr ('. W. Lattin of Toledo, Ohio. * i is vi-iling with Mrs. Elisabeth ll.i b akir and Hie John Gerard fata ly. will remain until Sunday. Miss Kalhrino Fitly pa sued through the city this morning on her way iu Fort Wayne where she will t.ak<- her weekly music lesson. The r:k.* . ;plua Inventor of a sun lower engine which is working succt s'fully in Egypt has figured that it ■ eld lie m<> r> to cov >r but 20,250 n ■ i, : . of the Sahara Dessert 4-rtn t':b engines to obtain 'as Tnnvh , - r a., tiie world's coal supplied in Mr I: >■- H> -•> ha gone to Mar”..n o lie h u (keeper for the priest tb.’re. Mbs h was former housekeeper for lit- Rev. Wilkins, having been in tin - "I l for eighteen years, begin •ling while a little girl in school, a* :i < mpamon for Rev. Wilkeu's sister, h. his hou * keeper. . . — J ■ -— —-

Miss Mint* Acker returned this morning from Geneva. George Wemhoff made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Mrs. N. Christen spent the day at Fort Wayne visiting with friends. Tiie J. E. Anderson family have moved from Jefferson street to 722 Mercer avenue. Albert E. Humuke, a state tax investigator, v, ;‘ . 1 ere last week on business. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Jeffrey and children left today noon for Goshen to visit witli his brother. Real estate transfers: Trustees M. R E. cemetery to Fred Rohrer lot 250 M. R. E. cemetery, S3O. French aviators flew 8,500,000 miles last year as compared with 2,000,000 miles in 1912 j 135,000 hours were occupied in flights as compared with 39,000 hours, and 48,000 passengers were carried, four times as many as the previous year. The Athletic association of the high school will give a benfft performance at the Crystal theatre this afternoon and evening and which promises to be a dandy. Besides the three regular reels a few home talent stunts will be pulled off by the stndents such as acrobatic acts, songs, etc., and which will equal a regular vauleville. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Sark left this afternoon for Marion, where they will attend the funeral of her daughter. Mrs. Ethel Lillian Scott, aged 21. wife of William E. Scott. Mrs. Scott had lieen ill for some time with malarial fever, but her illness was not considered dangerous up until Tuesday when she suffered a sinking spell and died at 7 o'clock that evening. An exchange states that you can read a newspaper proof three or four times and repeatedly pass tiie same error without seeing it. All newspaper men can tell you so. But as soon as tiie press is started and the paper is primed there stands the error in trout of you so big that you cannot see anything else. It's a strange fact and probably the reason why it is so easy to edit a newspaper after it is printed The jury In the case of Frank R. Knotts vsi Frank Graham in St. Mary's returned a verdict for the plaintiff of 6 cents. The asked the sum of $2,000 for alleged slander The jury was out several hours. Hoskins. >'er, n? lighten and Stout were attorneys or tiie plaintiff and for their services hey were to receive 50 per cent of the <ut!i allowed for damages as remuneration

A new rifle, which the sportsman rest* against bin forehead Instead ot against fils shoulder, is described, with llmtration, in the May Popular Meeh •lilies Magaaiue. Two telescopes form the sighting device, by means of which accurate shooting is possible at dis tances impossible with the usual type of gun. The inventor, an Ohio sports man, In experimenting. used a cun having a range of about 1.500 yd. and a penetration of % in. es bo<ler steal. A binocular telescope of peculiar design is combined with »ha gun and makes it unnecessary to squint the eye in lighting. A padded plate shaped to the forehead is so arranged that the recoil of the shot is entirely taken up by the flat springs. Ralph Waldo Trine, writing a very suggestive article in the May Woman's Home Companion, tells, as follows, why people should avoid worry: "Fear paralyse* healthy action, both mental .>ud piiyaical. Worry corrodes poison* and pulls down the organism it Is a perverted mental stale that external ties itself In various physical ailments according to the peculiar native tend ■iiiies or weaknesses ot the one in wfome organi»m Its affects find Inrig mint. Many a death long before its time, in addition to many a depleted nervous and general physical condl lion. Is due directly to it. There is protabfr no agency that brings us more undemirable results than worry; and this one fact should arouse us to allow it absolutely no place in our lives." The extra performance given at~ Lyric thoatrv last Saturday morning proved ao HUeei-Hsful that tile manage meat will give another om tomorrow morning al 10 o'clock. This is an ex tra show for the children Many cost ly prixim will Im given, there will ta Roller bhatew for the little girls and base balls, ball but* and catching glov <*• for the boys. As the children pur chaaa their tickets they will be given a number which will eiititlu them to a c hance ou thn drawing one of these ph-udld prises. There will be eight prises, two pairs of roller skates, two base tails, two tats and two gloves. The program of pictures for tin: morn lug will be a good cate and will Include it gruel lwo reel Broncho entitled "The Burled rant" and a Msjeslle entitled "The I’nd re's flat rlfice." Tito udnib.sloii will be five cents. The door* will open ut 9:3u a. m and the performance will start at ju a. m. sharp. Now boy. If you think Hist you are real tall playora. here i« a splendid opportunity lio him k ut> for yotir leant und the |pru«a ark absolutely the best.

The Americans Ready For Them sending a fleet to California, caused panic on the Bourse. Canadian—Pacific fell five points and stocks of South American shipping lines fell as much as eleven points. JUNCTION CITY, KANS.. April 24. — (Special to Daily Democrat) —Orders from the war department for the 6th Field artillery to rush to Fort Houstin were received at Fort Riley today and the first train will leave this afternoon. WASHINGTON, April 24—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Two marines killed in yesterday’s fighting at Vera Crux, not heretofore listed, were reported to the navy department this afternoon by Admiral Badger.. This makes a total of casualities at Vera Cruz to date, 17 killed and 70 wounded. WASHINGTON, April 24—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Brigadier General Scott, assistant chief cf staff today received a telegram *rcm n • Hui firming Villa's fr ercUy a‘ itud: toward the United States. “Just had an interveiw with Villa. He wishes to salute effectionately. There is nothing to cause you to be on your guard.” u — SOME MEXICAN STATISTICS With the Mexican war comes a revival of Mexicau history and statistics and a rapid rush for atlas, geographies. etc. is being made Mexico has a population of 15.063,207, according to the 1910 census. Vera Cruz has a population of 29.164. There are 767.000 square miles in Mexico. The City of Mexico has a population of 470.659 inhabitants. AT THE METHODIST CHURCH. The Epworth League of the Methodist church will meet tonight and the election of officers will take place. A tine program has also been arranged for the evening entertainment and refreshments will also be served. Everyone is invited to attend. The meeting is called at 7:30 o’clock.

NOTICE I. O. O. F, The full membership of the lodge is requested to attend the morning service at the Methodist church in a body. The members will meet at the hall at 1:30. The Maccabees are also cordial■y Invited to join the Odd Fellows. OFFICIALS CO TO FT. WAYNE. Sheriff Durkin and Prosecutor R. Parrish went to Fort Wayne this af*ernoou on business relating to developments in the inquest held yesterday ■by Coroner D. D. Clark to inquire into the death of Miss Opal Rex. The blame has not yet been fixed by the official* but it is believed that there are Fort Wayno parties who could throw some light on the question, so the trip was made. o - SCRATCHING CHICKENS And New-Set Flowers Oo Not Make Agreeable Combination Again there comes the 'plaint of the individual who ha* tried to beautify the ground- of her home by planting out some flowers only to have them laid low in the duct by some scratchIng chickens of her neighbors. The plea is made Hint chickens be kept strictly at heme these days. Keep them within the proper confines. Thu proper contln«s do not moan the neighbors' garden: it means the garden of the owm r* of the chicken ■■■ o ■ BIG COMEDY SHOW. That old lime a< roaming comedy entitled "Pack's Itad Buy" will lie given at the ('ryotal Saturday aft- moon and evening. Th I.- well known play is In three reels and-is one coutoiuoua laught from stun to finish. * l*e> k" and his son do one upronrinu itunt after the other and if you have the blues or are not feeling well Ihr management guarantees to cure you In two seconds. Tonight the Athletic gvHoclnlion have charge of the show und hi connection with thalr own vuiid>-vllle. ii two rot-1 feature autltled "Officer John Doncvnn" bv the Vlt.igraph people, and “Mann's Dr<- is Reform.” alm a Vitagraph will he given. The prim tonight Is ten cents but for the show tomorrow will b« five cents. ■qq*————s—si——— 111 lias wi POLICE COURT. The cu»<w of Clarence HU-vens and Chur It* Miller charged with a unit and tatti-ry In affidavits filed by fMi car Hmltley wen l disposed of last even Ing wheat the defendants appeared Isfore 'Squire Kinta and pleaded guilty to Hie charge They received a flue of 11 and costs. Mr*. U. J. Rice ipvul tin- day it Ft Wayne. % •

®Got Any DEFECTS? SOURS BUPNS, f SCALI'S. BRUISES. A r r/ chapped hands f A and lips, tetter, a f ECZEMA? f A Do you really wmt M heal It? Bad enough to A " j»nen<! Me. t Then uo to the otora muu buy a V I A box us DR. DELL A i Antiseptic Salve J It is mow white >d i iow pure — and If it A r doesn't do the work, net your money buck, r “T.II It By The Bell” HOW TO BEAT CROUP EXTERNALLY Don’t dose delicate little stomachs with nauseating* drugs—rub VICKS SALVE well over throat and chest; In flve minutes the breathing Is easy and in nfleen mhiutes the worst cases are relieved. The lieat of the body releases antiseptic vapors which are Inhaled with each breath, loosening the tough phlegm and cleansing the air passages. Absolutely harmless; full ingredients on wmnnsr. At all druu-irists, Jsc, See hiil Ji.ov. Liberal sample on request. Vi b <’»• ’"I '■ • ■ \ c fRII Is NATLRE’S EtV I mbk La Disinf ?ct£nt. Release that damried-up Bile and meet of four ills ore rolAovod. Mellvcoddlo Laxai.vea do net touch tho LiVEM. Podophyllin (Nay Apple Root) does. PoDoLmx ia Podophyihn with the tripe taken out. I B-Jv % J POTATOES Michigan Sand Potatoes Pure Whit: Stock SI.OO per bushel. Seed Potatoes: Strawberry—ll.oo. White Ohio—sl.2o Red Ohio—sl 20. Michigan Ross —$1.10 New York Rural* —$1.20, Burbank—sl.2o, Onion sets—l2\c per qt. Large red Michigan omens Sc per lb. Michigan White Beans sc. Michigan R e d Kidney beans hand picked 7c. Joe J. Tonnellier STAR GROCERY | Seen'd Prunes lb 15c ! a Kncx'a Gelatine 15c Marco CaUup ....IScl Sweet Pickles >vcl;| Sliced Pintopple 10cl< Tomatoes 10cB Baked Beane 10c Jello 10c Fig Newtons lb 10c Potato Chips 10c Marco Corn Flake 10c Golden Wax Beans 10c | Spinset ISc i Baker's Chocolate 10? j Pimentoe* 13c < Potato Bread 10c i Will Johns. ; - nensi LYRIC| today "Thorens - I PRIZt SHOW TOMOR- 1 ROW MORNING ‘'' Doors Open 9:30 S PERFORMANCE E 10: o'ciocK I PRIZES I TO BE GIVEN AWAY g 2 I’nir Roller Skates 4 2 Base Balls ' 2 Bali Bata B 2 Catching Gloves

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