Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 119, Decatur, Adams County, 20 May 1914 — Page 3

NOT MANY FARMERS --but what have a riding plow and don’t want a real heavy work shoe Our Outing Shoes just fill the bill. Soft pliable uppers and soles that bend with the foot, chrome taned leather that don t make your feet hot. Black, Tan and Green uppers. AA Grade $3.00 A Grade $2.50 Black or Tan Mule Hide $1.75 charliFvoglewede. THE SHOE SELLER

| WEATHER FORECAST | Fair tonight and Wednesday. Samuel Simison of Borne was acre on business yesterday. Miss Emma Gillig of the Old Adam county imnk Is taking a two weeks vacation. Mrs. W. H. Mcßarnes and Mrs. Fred Avery went to Fort Wayne yesterday morning. Mr*. Joshua Parrish and Mrs. Em erstm Beavers were Fori Wayne visit ors yesterday. Mis* Clara Kohne returned to Fort Wayne yesterday morning after a visit here with relatives. Margaret Smith of the Fort Wayne business college spent Sunday in the city with her mother and other relatives. Miss Agnes Colchdn and her cu Miss Marie Cleary, returned yesterday morning to Fort Wayne after a visit here with relative*. Miss Margaret Todu returned yesterday to Bluffton., She was accompanied to Fort Wayne by her aunt M. French Quinn. Mrs. B. E. MiUer and granddaughter. Ruth Pelkey returned to Fort Waym* yesterday afternoon after spending Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs. Ei Parent. Mrs. R. M. Donaldson. Mrs. Ted beiiaidson and Mr. James Donald left yesterday noon for Fort Wayn< where they will visit tor several day with the A. T. Vail family.

rhetiome Os Quality Groceries Fine planting time now, A few bags of tine seed Potatoes left. Get ’em now Early Rose Bushel. . . $1.30 “ Ohio “ ... 1-30 “ Bliss “ •• • 130 Irish Cobblers “ .. . 1.30 Late Burbanks “ . . . 1.30 We pay cash or trade for produce, Eggs he Butter 12c to 22c HOWER & HOWER North of,C.r.i '.'.r<TOt n ' one lll!t I S sXi ¥Eß I I THE BOWERS REALTY CO. I . REAL ESTAT E, BONDS, LOANS, ; ABSTRACTS ■ The Schlrmever Abstract Company complete Al; ■ “ (tract'Records, Twenty years hiperleDCi nrms, City Property, 6 per eeal MONEY d

Albert Acker the Insurance man vent to Fort Wayne yesterday tuornI ing. Fred Rohrer, editor of the Berne I 'A itu.-o-, was here yesterday on business. Mis Verna Harkless returned to her home near Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon. I ■■ and Lew Yager left yesterday morning on their weekly regular business trip. Mrs. Ira ELey and babe went to Monmouth yesterday afternoon to visit for a few days. Mis Ruth Hartman returned to Ft. Wayne yesterday alter a visit here with friends. A fine baby girl was born Sunday night to Mr. and Mrs. Roll Zimmerman of South Fifth street. Lee Reed returned yesterday morning from Portland where he spent Sunday with his family. Me- r.~. Wilcox and Sprang motored to Bluffton yesterday where they ittended to several real estate matters. Mi s June Brookover left yesterday t .orn ng for her home at North Manchester after visiting over Sunday with Rev. and Mrs. L. W. Love. Aa infant son was !>orn dead, to Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Brokaw at the Lome of Mrs. Brokaw’s mother, Mrs. l» lie Harmon. This is the fifth child which the parents lost. A < cmniittee of business men today ■oiiclh d the members to sign an agreet. :;t to assist in making the three lavs’ »»1<- to be held here about June 15th a success. Every body is doing and vou i an look for a big event.

Miss Martha Roop of Auburn was the guest of her sister, Mrs. L. W. Love over Sunday. Gerald Schuh of Fort Wayne returned to Fort Wayne Sunday evening after visiting in the city with friends. The Joe Tonnelier family motored to Fort Wayne Sunday afternoon and visited with friends for a few hours. Miss Bertha Heller will arrive here from Indianapolis on Thursday of this week to attend the commencement exercises. Rev. Gleiser left for Chicago where he will attend the general Presbytery. His father the Rev. Gleiser of Watseka 111., will also attend. Linn & Patton are installing a new upper glass front in the Peoples & Gerke shoe store that will give much better lighting facilities. D. N. Erwin has decided to build a new home on the lot recently purchased from the Joseph Smith heirs, and will likely start work soon. A new awning and other repairs to the front of the building occupied by the Peoples & Gerke store will add to the attractiveness of that up to date store. C. K. Bell and family and Mr. and Mrs. M. V. B. Archbold of Fort Wayne motored here Saturday evening and were over Sunday visitors with friends and relatives. School is practically over. Tomorrow is the last day of real work, the scholars returning on Friday to get their reports and promotion cards. A three months vacation follows. After all the cold weather, the rains and the usual bad mixture of spring, the summer seems to oe almost here. The crops look good and the season bids fair to be a very bounteous one. The following letters remain unclaimed at the Postoffice: Peter F. Knoll. Miss Sudie Phillips, A. A. Roebuck, C. B. Snider, Thomas A. Thompson, Clark Yates. W. A. Lower, postmaster. Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Meyers and sons, Morris and Francis and Robert Egan and Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Coffee and son and Mrs. Maria Coffee and Mrs. Anna Egan of Ft. Wayne visited with the J. W. Bosse family over Sunday. Miss Leota Bailey has gone to Berne where she will visit a week. From there she will go to Marion, Ohio, to be the guest of Mrs. Jennie Fuhrman and from there to Westfield, N. Y.. where she will spend the summer with her mother's relatives. Dr. Fred I. Patterson left yesterday morning for Indianapolis where he will attend the Indiana Dentists’ asso elation which is being held at that city. This meeting is practically a post-graduate course and is taken up with lectures and clinics during the three days. Effie Brokaw writes from Washing ton where she is employed a* a stenographer in the house of represent* tive* that she will arrive in Decatur the first week in June for her vaca tton. She has enjoyed her experience in the capitol exceedingly, but is tired of the “grind" and the endless passage of bills in the house. The members of Company M of the Indiana National Guard who live in Anderson, have been employed along with several other companies to do guard duty at the Indianapolis speedway during the 500 mile race on Mem orial day. For several years the na lional guardsmen have been employed in the capacity instead of special policemen. The ecliiie of the sun on August 21 next—total In part of Europe and Asia and partial in northeastern America la attracting the widespread attention of astronomers and scientist*, various expeditions being arranged to witness this phenomena. There will be total eclipse* visible in the United States on June 8. 191 S. September 50. 1823 and January 24. 1925. Giving their names as Clifftou MeKlnele and Ralph Ixmgbrake, aged fourteen and fifteen respectively and Decatur as their home, two little lads stopped over night at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Schrader of near Columbia City, claiming that they were hoofing it through to Illinois and the great west to visit relatives and to kill bear and hunt Indians. They said that their fathers were railroaders and that they were to join them. Thia kind of a story did not suit Mrs. Schrader and atte- she hud treated them well In the suppe r line and allay I'd their HUspli lons, she called Sheriff Egolf. The lads got next to lite telephone work and started away saying that they wore going to South Whitley. but turned around and started for Fort Wayne. Sheriff Egolf started out In an auto and caught up with the boy* before they hud gone very fur. Egolf then called up the police department* of both Fort Wayne mid Decatur, but neither had any report# of misshig boy* although It Is an assured fact that the boys belong in Fort Wayne.

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Mrs. Lulu Johnson went to Fort Wayne this afternoon. Miss Flo Bierio of Berne is visiting with her sister, Mrs. 8. P. Hoffman . Mrs. Eli Myers and daughters, Glad ys and Naomi, were Fort. Wayne vis itors today. Uncle George Everett of the post office department is taking a vacation until Saturday. Gardening will be indulged in as a sport during this time. Mrs. E. H. Shoemaker and daughter. Gretel; Mrs. George Mount and son, Marker; and Mrs. George Marker and babe spent the afternoon in Fort Wayne. Charles Lose has returned from Lima, 0., where he visited over Sunday. His wife and babe remained for a week's visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kriegei. Notice to the members of the Reformed church. On account of the absence of Rev. Hessert, there will be no services on the 21 st as is customary on Ascension day. Mrs. Rudolph Leeds of Richmond, formerly Miss Florence Smith, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. I*. W Smith, was operated up..a al Buttle Creek, Mich. Mr. Smith was in the city yesterday. The Queen Esther baud will hold a business meeting Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock with Miss Florence Myers. As plans will be completed for giving a bazaar down town in two weeks, the society is eager for every member to attend the business meeting. Miss Hazel Smith arrived from Danville, 111., for a visit witli her sister, Mrs. A. M. Anker and to assist them in getting located in their new home. They have taken the McMillen residence. The residence which they vacate. north of the McMillen residence will be taken by the Dr. J. Q. Neptune family. That the C. B. & C., railroad will again be upset by the Huntington circuit court is the belief prevalent at Bluffton. Huntington nad elsewhere along the line since the road failed to sell Thursday, the date advertised for the placing of bids. Recently the court fixed die upset price at *550.000. a reduction of 1250,000 over the price orig inally made. J. C. Curtis, receiver and general manager of the short line will oppose another reduction it is claimed, and contends that prospects for the sale of the line are godd. Carl Clemmer, assistant secretary of the Northwestern Firemen's association, stated today that he has been receiving letters from the different companies of the association stating that they are planning on sending large delegations, including firemen, city officials and they will! ikely all be accompanied by bands. Mr. Clemmer lias received many such reports and the Bluffton 1914 convention will n<> doubt be one of the largest events ever held by the association. There are now twenty-six companies in the list. Kendallville recently being added to the enrollment.—Bluffton New*. Q IS AGAIN ON STAND. (United Pres* Service.) (By J. E. Nevins) Washington. May 19 —(Special to Daily Democ rat) —C. S. Mellen resumed the stand today in the New Haven railroad investigation before the interstate commerce commission. He followed the trial of the Tammany tiger to the jungle of finance. He also told how Morgan had made him president in a minute telephone conversation. From his dusty letter file Mellen produced statements by himself shortly after the Westchester deal was put through In which the Now Haven road paid 935.00b.0W for 38 mile- of rails and franchises. He said "Many reputation* will be damaged and in the end I will be the goat" — O— — MUST INCREASE FACILITIES. (Uniled Press Herviee.) Indianapolis. Ind.. May 19 (Special to Daily Democrat)—The public service commission today sent order* to all Interurban companies in the state that they must increase their facilities for taking care of incoming freight and separate the freight traffic from the passenger truffle. also that they must keep their freight offices open until 6:00 p. m. a URNS ARE FILLED. Th* Tri Kappa girl* have fulfilled their pledge of ket-ping the urn* on the soldiers' monument filled with flowers and plants, herns and other plants and trailing vines have been set out and do much to beautify Ihe monument und grounds. "operation ‘performed. Margaret, aged five, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Frbduger bad her tonsil* und adenoids removed this morning. The operation was quite successfuJ wid she is getting along all right. . H o ——■ -•—— Sweet potatoes and yam plants at Kullnukanip s. tt

The Real Test Os Merit In the Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothes we sell, is the number of Men and Young a \ w| \ Men who “come back." • X / /-wTv/ \ ! s » r. 7/1 VK It’s pretty safe to say that once youejg? w get a taste of these qualities, you’ll | never be satisfied with less. j I W Here in these clothes that are made IJ, _ U better than “just to sell” every man | and young man who likes to save money \, \ and dress more carefully will find just I \\ j what he is looking for— \\ I H. S. & M. SUITS SIB.OO to $25.00 CoprnjM Han xSaSner & Mara HOLTHOUSE, SCHULTE & CO. Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys

“THE PALACE” Ice Cream Parlor and Confectionary On West .Monroe Street Come Give Lisa Call AH Kinds Os Soft Drink 3, Fruits In Season Ice Cream and Candy Ed Boknecht PROP. Dr. C. V. Connell VETERINARIAN Phnna oriice 143 L none Residence 102 WHO WAS THIS MAN? He was born in Bordeaux, France, 1750. At 12 years of age he shipped as a cabin boy on a boat bound to the East Indies. He came to be mate—then commander. He settled in Philadelphia and engaged in busiriess, a* a merchant, ship-factor, banker, and all around business man. He built fleets and warehouses and whole streets of houses. Though he accumulated million* he still saved the pennies. He died In 1833 worth upward of 910,000.000. Since then there have been hundreds of millionaire* in America—thousands of men of great wealth-hundred* of thousand* who could afford almost all of life’s luxuries and millions of men who amassed a comfortable fortune. And they arose from r«thing—attained to wealth by hard work, thrift and saving. What they did. you can do. It Is In your power. It Is for you to say whether you will be a success or a failure. If you will start a Savings account at the First National Bank you can succeed in accumulating wealth. FIRST NATIONAL BANK A Safe Place for Savings Decatur, Indiana.

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