Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 157, Decatur, Adams County, 3 July 1914 — Page 3

■ Look In Our |F Windows ■ - and see the Patent, Gun Metal | and White Pumps and Slippers we I are offering at | $1.95, $1.49 and 98c | CHA«LIE~VOGLEWEDE THE SHOE SELLER .. - ■— ■■■ •- ■ “

| WEATiiEK FORECAST i ■ i I | rt titnnmtn: ? HL>'aii' tonight and Friday. Ku- . M. S Venis went to HoaglAnJ thin morn in; gBL rence lie. knian li.i- rctnriivd i Visalia, Cal. ’Travers of Portland Visited inltlie city today. fe 1 /. li. Gentls made a business trip i to Fort Wayne this morning. K|k>fV Klopfenstfne of Preble was a : ittitmess visitor in the city today. Es stiss Kathryn Egly of Berne visited I in the city last evening with friends. Hphinuers are now in the very midst HiMiarvest. Mttolt of the wheat is al Hreadv cut rK® ! Collet fra'. I hiers matters. K-Mrs. II I- Merry went to Store! i.. this morning where she will Kyisi with friends. K n Clar ..nd sister. Alice went to Ipßoo City this morning where they Kill Kiv I). Pumroy of Wren. ().. laltged here (bis mori.iug in his way to Fqr Wayne w!-.-re ..ill look after | matters. 1 J. !>• Ilale went to Home City tIJi morn i > ji i i her husband ami the of the rummer at their collage t itle Miss Caroline Parker WYlie ’i < I < oriiuuiiieil her grand '.''"'•o’ . r ami will spend a month a’, their p

.• —■ - 1 . i nr ■The Home Os Quality Groceries H Will Close All Day The 4th. | C hicken Chowder makes’em lay .25c I Chicken feed, fine and coarse . . . 25c 9 Oyster shells . ... c Cabbage 4c 1- Extracted Heneyqt. 35c New potatoes, pk. . 50c ■ Comb Honey . . .20c Applebutter .. . . 10c IB Kit Fishsoc Crisko 25c I We payicash or trade for produce, Eggs 16c I butter 12c to 22c ■ HOWER & HOWER - North of G. R. &!. Pi-pot Phone 108 HF. M.’SCHIRMEYER FRENCH-QUINN K K President Secretary Treas. I*l I the cowers realty co. I K REAL ESTATE, BONDS, LOANS, B g ABSTRACTS.- g ■ The Sehir icyer Abstract Company complete Ab- ! g stract Records, Twenty years’ Experience g ■ Farn s, City Property, 5 per cent. g B MONEY jg

: Judge It. E. Smith was a Fort ! Wayne visitor today. ’ Mrs. Simon Brandy berry and daught- • er, Etta, went to Fort Wayne this interning. I Hurt Green has returned from St. Louis. Mo., where he took a special course in a school. Former tiepfity Clerk I). O. Roop of I’lue Creek township was in town today as a witness In the Opllger impeachment case. In the June Woman's Home Companion a woman contributor, who declines to sign her name, writes a practical lit tie article entitled "How Not To Ilf Fat." She says that she began by noticing tiiat stout people sleep too much. She gradually worked her alarm clock back from seven thirty to six o’clock in the morning and put in the extra time exercising and bqthing. Then she took up the habit of walking after breakfast. In ten weeks’ time fitie found that she was losing flesh siowh —less than half a pound a week. Then rhe took up the problems of diet and exercises. In addition to the 12-in. and 16 in tot- t-deffthse rifles, mounted on disappairing carriages, which will constitute the main defenses of the Panam: anal against attack from lite sea, sev oral of tiie newest type of seacoast mortars are to be placed in pits, from whence they can discharge shells with cut disclosing their own position There new mortars, the most powerful ► ver built, have a range of 11 miles mil can end a sl ed! five miles high to drop vitli terrific velocity on the 'i .k of an enemy's ship. These guns re shown in several views appearing n Hie July Popular Mechanics Maga ;:ine.

Miss Minta Acker Went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon. Charles la>rd of Monmouth Is said to be growing gradually weaker. Miss Mary Kirchner went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon for a visit. Hutner Knodle of the Fort Wayne Journal (Janette was a visitor here yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Enos Henry have returned to their home in the south after a visit here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Henry. Mrs. Ixtfe Ellis and children, James and Eleanor, left this morning for In dianapolis where they will spend the summer with Mrs. Ellis’ sons, Roll and Scott. They will return when school opens this fall. The Wells county officials took a day “off” yesterday and enjoyed themselves along the banks of the Wabash. It was the last day of the quarter and Recording to a law of the last legislature the county offices can be closed at noon. The riiany lovers of tennis in this city are glad to hear that the newlymade court at the corner or Adams and fifth street is being made into an excellent one and that it affords them a tine place to play the game to their hearts content. Next Sunday Walter Stuckey will fill the pulpit of the German Reformed church in Decatur. Mr. Stuckey is a student minister in Winconsiu, who is home for the summer. The regular pastor, Rev. L. C. Hessert is away on his vacation, being now at Bay City, Mich. Miss Virginia Pyle, of Geneva, one of the best-known young ladies of that city, is critically ill at the Lutheran hospital in Fort Wayne after an operation for appendicitis. The operation was preformed Saturday evening. Miss Pyle is a high school girl and is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pyle. A gasoline war is on in Laporte. Tiie Standard Oil Company, the giant Octopus of tiie United States, backing the garage owners, is arrayed against Arthur G Tatnlin, independent. Up until a few months ago gasoline sold at retail for 20 cents a gallon. Now it is iidvertLed at 11’4 cents by tiie several garages of tisa city. 14 Italians were arrested Sundaynight at Huntington for participating in a fight, inwhich Joe Felix, an Italian received severe injury. The Italians ire employed in Erie track work and live In bunk cars east of Huntington. They were fogeed to march double file to the police station. Tfle foreigners had imbibed of intoxicating liquors .quarreled and finally conducted a “Free for-all” fight. The onion crop prospects In the Col ins district has developed wonderfully in the past few weeks and could hard ly look more promising In most of th fields. Most of the fields are unusual ly clea r of weeds and the stand is even and regular. The growers say th* cold wave following the recent heavy rains helped the crop greatly. Had !* uratd het after the rain which thoroughly soaked the onion fields, thr tendency would have been to “scald” the growing onions. Mrs. Richardson, one of the Amerlon Salvation Army Workers in Hartford City was painfully injured about 0:30 o'clock Sunday evening In front •>f Gough drug store, when a strange man running to catch a traction car ran into her throwing her heavily to the side walk, where she sustained numerous bruises and injuries. She was taken to the quarters of the salvation army on the second floor of the Cooley block where medical attention was given, Mrs. Richardson was leaving the army hall when the accident occurred. At a business mooting of the Bluffton lire department last evening it was resolved that tiie public should be notified that the fire department as a body had nothing Whatever io do with the placing of beer tn the fo’nice Stogdill room on North Main street, which was raided by the city officers, and would take no step whatever in fighting the case, or claiming the beer. Disregarding all statements made to the contrary the company will fight all fires and do their work still better in the future than they have in the past, giving all business men the best protection possible. A big damage suit began in Huntington .Monday that is of unusual importance and will attrnil a large attendance from Fori Wayne. The action will be tried before Judge S. E. Cook of Huntington. Rev. Alex E. Evans of Fort Waytie Is defendant in an action brought by Father Delaney of the same city for sio,fiii<i damages. Rev. Evans is pastor of the Westminster anil Father Delaney is a prominent catholic clergyman. Father Delaney alleges that Rev. Evans wrote a libelous letter crtm-erttlng him. The action was venued from Fort Wnytie to HuiiHngtoti. Brei-n A- Morris repre sent Fallicr Deltmey and Thomas & Tuwuseutl llev. Evattu.

Erect Build ng (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) this new building, tinder Mr Ward’ ■ personal management, the company has enjoyed an immense increase of business and with several other improvements and additions to the factory which are expected to be made in the near future the Ward Feme company will rank as one of the best feme manufacturers in the United States. o— LIBRARY TO CLOSE. The Decatur public library will close all day Saturday on account of the Fourth of July. Patrons should govern themselves accordingly relative to the securing or returning of books for over Sunday. o John Streit of Elk City, Okla.; Arthur and Clara Streit of Sidney, 0., formerly of Decatur, have been here visiting witli the John Spuller and Henry Mayer families. They loft this afternoon for Sidney and were accompatiled by Miss Sue Mover who - 111 vis ‘ there and also with Mrs. Kiuso at Farmersville, Ohio. They mad? thr trip by motor. FOR SALE. A farm of acres in Blackcreek township, Mercer county, on state line east of Berne with good 6 room house drove well with wind pump, barn 40X 75 granary 20X40 and other out buildings. Well ditched and fairly fenced For particulars call on or address W. L. Sipe, Willshire, Ohio. R. R. 1. 147t30 DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIG. )ther ages in proportion. AGENTS GET OUR PROPOSITION. SAFELY BUY YOUR LIFE INSURANCE with total disability features. Rates equitable per SI,OOO. Age 20 . .$ll.OO * Age 35. . . $15.40 Banker’s Reserve Life Association 608 Merchants Bank bdlg., Indianapois. Indiana. Or C V Connell VETERINARIAN P'u>n<- 143 PR One half of one per cent, of Puck’s circulation is in barber shops — is that where YOU read it? 10 Cents— Everywhere look Look WHAT AT THE REX TONIGHT LUCILLE LOVE Series No. 1. In two reels FRIDAY LUCILLE LOVE Series No. 2. In two reels Admission 5c DON’T IORGET SAMSON Saturday, July 4th.

GREAT FOURTH OF JULY j CELEBRATION AT BERNE"I NOTHING LEFT UNDONE FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT, COMFORT I AND SAFETY, GOOD BAND MUSIC ALL DAY GOOD PROGRAM, GOOD SPEAKING, GOOD SINGING, GOOD EATS, GOOD DRINkS (Lemonade ore cent a glass,) GOOD PEOPLE AND GOOD LOCATION Everything Good That Goes To Make A “Sane Fourth’’ Os July Celebration Address Will Be Delivered By the Following Great Speakers: Hon. W. H. Hickman Hon. Aaron Worth (Two former Candidates for Governor) Rev. Conrad Huber (Pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Richmond, Ind., Will Speak in German) The Entertainment and Grounds Committee have overlooked nothing for your comfort and enjoyment. They have provided plenty of games, swings, seats hitching places, gcod water and many other features I for your pleasure. In the way of refreshments, there will be several well stocked stands, run not so much for profit as for your convenience and pleasure —A large stock of fruits, ice cream, soft drinks all kinds of meats for hot and cold sandwiches, hot cogec, milk, candies, gums and nearly everything your appetite would desire, excepting tobacco and cigars. Lemonade will be sold at one cent a glass, and ice crem cones, one cent, two for five, and fiive cent.-, each. For those who bring theid dinners, pails have been provided fpr their use in purchamg lemonade or coffee to drink with their meais.—Bring your baskets and enjoy a good old-,'sehicned plcmt.— Stay all day—you’ll enjoy every minute—your children will enjoy it. They will be safe. Fire era? -rs will not be allowed on the ground. A: range your work to attend this great day. You'll go home feeiing that the day was well spent. TELL YOUR NEIGHBORS -COMMITTEE. TUG OF WAR 100-vard Da=h Prize - One Dollar q ack Race . . Prize - Fifty Cents Democratic Con f o e t - A Roo«ttpr . Potato Rice Prize - Pair of Tonnis Shoes heelbarrow Race Prize - One Dollar Pole Vaulting Discus Throwing ——lll 11li 1 I till IM I I

Our Store Wil! Be Closed All Day Saturday, July 4th., | FULLENKAMP’S in r I . aur-a. ■ ■ir»i—iiwiun» ■■■■■■> i n. I —nil -«<M - ■.■irii—ininnini.i aaM . um... - JMI | JULY CLEARANCE SALE I This is the greatest money saving saie ever inaugurin Decatur on reliable and dependable foot & wear. Is you don’t save money now its glB your fault. We quote prices as follow. S Mens $5.00 Oxfords This Sale $3.75 ® Mens $4.00 and $4.50 Oxfords This Sale $3.00 m “ 3.00 and 3.50 “ 4 “ 2.40 Boys Oxfores sizes 2 1-2 to 5 1-2 this sale $2.25 Ladies $3.00 and $3.50 Oxfords this sale $2.25 “ 2.50 and 44 this sale 1.75 Sra SB Misses $1.75 and $2.00 Oxfords this sale $1.35 44 1.50 and 44 this sale; 1.20 Tte Store That Sells as it Advertises Si I C. H. ELZEY I OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE gg