Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 177, Decatur, Adams County, 29 July 1914 — Page 3

$1 I'or Ladies White Canvass Button Shoes, Sizes From 3 to CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE. THE SHOE SELLER

WEATHER FORECAST | Eair tonight and Thursday. "Miss*Cora Thompson of Chicago is the guest of Miss Louise Brake this : week. Mr. and Mrs. John Voglewede went to Rome City this morning where they , will spend a few days fishing. The school board held a meeting , last evening at which time some mat j ters of minor importance were taken , care of. , Mrs. John Peoples is at home of ; Mrs. John Railing this week, assisting , Mrs. Railing at quilting and enjoying a good old fashioned visit. J. S. Lowr went to Warren this mor- ( ning where he will take in the fair . and visit with his son Homer who is ( conducting a five and ten cent store . at that place. Mrs. H. E.. Butler and daughter, : Naomi left this morning for Eaton , where she will visit with her sister, j Mrs. Peter Chase. Mrs. Chase was operated upon last week and is recovering rapidly. Dr. Hoffman was a Fort Wayne visitor yesterday, calling upon his wife . who recently underwent an operation for appendicitus. A continued improve ] ment is seen and Mrs. Hoffman will probably be brought home in a week. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Rehm of Fort Wayne who were so badly injured in ' the auto wreck at Avilla Monday when 1 two of the party were killed, are re- ; ported to be slightly improved with a 1 chance for their recovery, it was re- • ported last evening that Mrs. Rehm 1 had died but this was later denied. . i

Mome Os Quality Groceries Pototo chips . . . 10c Pink salmons can . . . 10c Peanut butter 10-15-25 c Red “ “ •• • 15c Olives . . . 10-15-25 c Pickles doz .... 10-12 c Dry beef .... 15-25 c Bread o-10c ? Potted meat . . .10c Cookies doz • • • • • 10c Sardines. . . . 5-10 c “ Fancy lb. • • Baked beans . 5-10-15 c Water melons on ice 30-35 c Pimentos .... 10c Oranges doz 2uc We pay cash or trade for produce, Eggs 18c Butter 15c to 25c HOWER & HOWER North of G. R. & I Depot ph<)ne 108 ■ — IF. M. SCHIRMEYER {President Secretary Treas f I / B THE BOWERS REALTY GO. I REAL ESTATE, BONDS, LOANS, r ABSTRACTS. g The S •hirmeyer Abstract Company complete Ab- B struct Records, Twenty years’ Experience g Farms, City Property, 5 per cent. g MONEY ’ B

Charles Setlier made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. A number of the trees that formerly stood in the play ground of the St. Joseph’s school have been cut down and other improvements are still being made around the place. Mr. and Mrs. John Alberding have returned from Remington where they visited witli Mrs. Alberding’s father, John Owens, who celebrated his sev-enty-sixth birthday on Sunday. While swinging at her home on Thirteenth street late Monday afternoon tlie little six year old daughter of Lawrence Lenhart had the misfortune to fall out of the swing and '■reak her rigid arm in two place between the elbow and wrist. George Mousenest, aged six years, and his three sisters, Lottie, aged four years, Roxie, aged eight years, and Minnie, aged ten years, broke into the Mme. Catherine’s Corset shop, at Fort Wayne, and stole over two hundred dollars worth of silk dresses and scarfs. The police recovered the goods in a barn where they had placed it. , Claiming that Ward Sawyer, waiter at tire Church restaurant, put some sour milk from another dairy in his bottles, F. W. Luttman, proprietor of the Sanitary dairy, dared Sawyer to go to the rear lot of the church restauant and have it out between them about 6 o’clock last evening. When they arrived at the rear of the lot Sawyer picked up a spade and drew l.m k to strike F. W. Luttman, but a brother of Luttman was behind Sawyer and caught the spade. The three then engaged in a lively scrap, In which it was hard to decide the victor. No charges were filed.—Bluffton Banner.

Mrs. Ulen Glaucey of Monroe was a visitor in the city today. Dr. Harry Dibble, one of tue leading surgeons and physicians of Detroit, Mich., arrived In Lite city for a short visit with relatives and friends. Harry is making a wonderful reputation for himself in Detroit and is classed among the loading surgeons of that city. From here will go to Ohio City to- a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dibble. In the August Woman’s Home Companion Juliet Wilbor Tompkins writes a story entitled “The Little Home." in which one of her characters speculates, as follows, as to what the rich eat: “‘Do the ricli have gingerbread and waffles and apple Betty? 1 have a feeling that they eat a different class of things. Bank notes en casserole, perhaps; coupons a la Reine; 1-a Valliere glacee; Tiara aux champignons. I’m not sure, of course. Plans have been accepted for the George Washington Memorial Building which is to be erected on Armory Square at the national capital, where it will serve both as a monument to the first president and also as a gathering place for those interested in the advancement and betterment of mankind. It is promoted by the George Washington Memorial Association, and will cost approximately $2,000,000 which amount is being raised by popular subscription. A picture of the proposed building is a feature of the August Popular Mechanics Magazine. For two persons, the home-made tent should be two yards wide and three yards deep. The “fly" is simply another length of sheeting of the same size as the tent, and both should be waterproofed with the following solution: To ten quarts of water add ten ounces of lime and four ounces of alum. Let the mixture stjmd until it clears off. Fold the lengths of sheeting and soak over night. Rinse in rain water and dry in the sun. If you so prefer, you can buy a light shelter tent; but if you wish yon can make one out of strong unbleached sheeting that will keep you dry and that will cost very little. —August Outing. Last evening about 7 o’clock. Lon. son of Jeff Klopfenstein, a boy friend from Preble and two girls from Decatur. because of driving too near a side ditch and wet grass landed in a ditch, east of town, near Harry Sipe's farm. All parties except the cbaffeur were thrown out of the car against a fence. None were seriously injured. The driver stuck to the car and escaped ail harm. The car was badly demolished. The two wheels on the side of the ditch were broken off, one door was torn off and it is thought that the engine is also badly damaged. The total damage to the five passenger Aubijrn car is estimated at about S4OO. The occupants were brought to Aeschliman’s by a Mr. Parr. They called for another auto at Preble which carried tlie people back to their destination. —Berne Witness. HAD NARROW ESCAPE. James Murtaugh, an employee of the Erie railroad in this city had a very narrow escape from serious injury shortly before one o’clock this afternoon when a motor car upon which he was riding with a companion, crashed into another motor speeder carrying two passengers near Kingsland. The speeders were coming from opposite directions and were running about fifteen miles an hour but when the brakes were applied, they refused to take hold on either car. The men on the speeder coming from the west leaped when they, saw that a collision was unavertablc', and thus escaped injury. Murtdugh’s companion also jumped to/fcafety but Murtaugh thinking that/lie could get the car under control /before meeting the other car, stuck Zd his post. He leaped when the within fifteen feet of each other, but in doing so he was thrown between the two cars. His Zipper lip was cut to the bone while a big gash was cut in the forehead just above the right eye. The passenger train was stopped and Murtaugh was brought to this city where a local physician dressed the wounds. Several stitches were required to close them. BIRTH OF SON. A big baby boy by the name of Frederick John Henry was bora to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Baker this morning. This is their first child. Mrs. Baker was formerly, Miss Amelia Kohn of west of the city. o— . \ EXPRESS OFFICE. CHANGED. Notice is hereby given to the general public that the office of the Adams Express Company has been moved from the Winnes shoe store to the north room in the Holthouse Livery barn. All business with the express company will be transacted at this place. Phone No. 11. Fashion Stables. 175t3 F. W. HOLTHOUSE.

VISITS_DECATUR Major G. C. Boult, Englishman, Free Lance and a Globe Trotter Arrives IN THIS CITY Yesterday-—ls Gathering Data on Politics and Finances in United States Major G. Cecil Boult, free lance, soldier of fortune or mis fortune, subject of King George, and who after knocking about the four quarters of the globe, dodging the bullets and the spears of the savages-excepting in one instance-and leaving a trail of acheivement from Sydney. Australia to Vancouver B. C., is now visiting this country with a view of writing a treatise of political, social and economic aspects arrived in this city yesterday. Major Boult was for sixteen years a war correspondent for newspapers of London, Australia, South America and Africa and was for sixteen months, commissioned by five New York newspapers as special war correspondent in Texas during the present Mexican up rising. Major Boult is the type of Englishmen popular in novels, the one chosen for the comic caricature on the stage and the kind of man who faces any situation undaunted. He gave up his position in England society to become a man of the world and his record in three wars in India, Egypt and Africa attest his ability to face any peril Mexico is the only country in the world through which he has not traveled extensively. Yet he has been in Mexico and has had opportunities there denied to the majority of men. President Madero when he was head of the government offered Boult a command wlitcfi he refused. The Major said today that in the light of later events lie never regretted his action. The Major is doing the United States for papers of Africa, Australia and India and is writing his impressions of eacli state and its social, financial, industrial and political activities. In an interview Major Boult made the remark: “Australia for country; Great Britian for laws and United States for people” which sums up tlie Major’s impression of the world. At present Major Boult is traveling over the world in a leisurely manner, with the expectation of covering every corner of the earth’s surface for his papers. And he will, if he does’nt drop dead or the expected European war call too strongly for him. - -o NOTICE OF LETTING. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of The Peoples Loan & Trust Company, Decatur, Indiana, will receive sealed bids at the office of Oscar Hoffman, Architect, Decatur, Indiana, until Friday August the 7th, 1914, at 10 o’clock a. m., for furnishing all materials and performing all the labor according to plans and specifications now on file with the said Directors, in the erection and completion of all alterations to the building on the south east corner of Second and Madison streets in Decatur, Indiana. A Certified Check of $500.00 must accompany all bids as a guarantee, that if awarded the contract, the bidder submitting same will furnish bond required and enter promptly into a contract with the said Directors; his Certified check to be forfeited in case tlie bidder fails to enter into a contract, if he is the successful bidder, as above stated. Checks not forfeited will be returned to the bidders upon tlie proper execution and securing the contract. The successful bidder will be required to give bond, equal to the amount of his bid plus SIOOO.OO anH same shall be signed by at least two resident Freehold surities acceptable to the Board of Directors. The said Board reserve the right Io accept or reject any or all bids. The sucessful bidder will be required to enter into a contract in writing and the bond shall contain provisions for the faithful performance of the contract according to plans and specifications and for the payment in full of all bills for labor, materials and board arising out of and in connection with the performance of said work. (Signed) JAMES RUPEL, JOHN D. NIDLINGER W. A. LOWER. 177t6 Building Committee. o—- —— FOR SALE—I 32 feet of extra heavy Iron fence. Will sell reasonable. Inqire of Dr. H. F. Costello. ts. FOR SALE—The Eli Sprunger 80 acre farm 3 miles from Decatur will be sold at a sacrifice. Terms reasonable. See owner or Erwin & Michaud, Decatur, Ind. ts.

[ Saturday, Aug. 1. J 0 Our Big Sale Closes jj ■■ H” Now don’t forget the place and the || Big Bargains we are giving you g 5 during this Big Sale. Sale closes H ii Saturday night, August the Ist. II H u ,„ w— IMiri | lMl ,, nMW ,riir = I u I THE BOSTON STORE |

IS WIDELYJ NOWN The Stock Farm of Eli Sprunger & Son Located Near Saginaw, Michigan GIVEN PUBLICITY Farm Consists of 105 Acres and Has Equipment Costing Nearly $25,000. The July Issue of the Saginaw Valley FarmePM^kvotes its entire first page to featuring the Belgian Percheou Stock farm of Eli Sprunger & Son, just, outside the city limits of Saginaw, Mich., and a large picture shows two of Mr. Sprunger’s thorough bred mares with their pretty colts. The following is part of the story devoted to the farm; “A few years ago this (Davis) stock farm became known to Mr. Eli Sprunger of Decatur, Ind., one of the best known breeders and importers of that famous Indiana horse section. In the course of his business Mr. Sprunger sold some of his fine importations to the Davis farm and thus his attention was first attracted to the Saginaw section.. Quick to perceive tlie materia! advantages of the Saginaw Valley as a splendid agricultural and breeding section, he, in 1912, disposed of his extensive interests in Indiana and purchased the Davis farm witli tlie view of continuing his business here on an enlarged scale. Since that date he has made several trips to Belgium and France, bringing direct to Saginaw some of tlie finest Belgian and Perclieron mares and stallions that were to be obtained. These have been sold to various points in tlie United States and the demand has steadily grown as the correctness of Mr. Sprunger’s critical judgment has been demonstrated. The Sprunger £ Son Stock farm is of 105 acres in area, equipped witli buildings costing nearly $25,000 and lies just outside of the city limits. Its location is ideal for shipping, its soil is rich and its equipment, is thoroughly up-to-date minute in arrangements The business has grown so much that the 36 box stalls and other stalls are to be at once increased by 25 additional horse stalls. The farm will broaden the scope of its business by handling commercial horses of all kinds and weights, all high-class stock and will thus become a center for the supply of the lighter types of horses as well as the big draft horses on which it lias built its fame. Mr. Sprunger will leave about August 20 for Belgian and France and return about October, with one of the largest and finest importations, of Belgians and Percherons over brought to tlie United States. These will come direct to the Saginaw farm.” ROOMS FOR RENT—Furnished or unfurnished. Inquire of Mrs. Addlesperger, at J. S. Cokhin residence on Fifth street. 166t6

Special Vacation Tours CLOVER-LEAF-ROUTE TO Detroit, Cleveland. Cedar Point, Put-in-Bay and Niagara Falls Tickets on sale every Saturday during the summer at greatly reduced fares. RETURN LIMIT 12 DAYS See H.J. Thompson Agt. for Particulars INVEST your money in corn and PIGEONS pay collars where chickens wheat land, where it will double in P a Y cents; small capital needed; , . i, i • small space required; aiwavs penned value in a few years, as well as bring up; ready markets; send for May isbig returns in crops. Think of buying . , , ~, , . , B " sue of our Journal; fully explained improved farms that will grow good .. . ~ ~ , there; price ten cents. Reliable Squab corn and all other crops, for from $5. . , ~ Journal, \ ersalles, Mo. 131t30. to $135, per acre. We want a representative in each locality. Write for WOMEN —Sell guaranteed hosiery to further particulars. NEWTSON Bros., friends and neighbors; 70 per cent KNOX, IND. 175t3 profit; Make $lO daily. Experience unc- necessary, international Mills. Box WANTED—Young women to learn 4029, West Philadelphia, Pa. 2awkswk nursing. High class registered train ————— “ ing school. Earn $25 per week after CEROCHIC, A Cereal and graduation. Write for catalogue. It rit - v e , a bJe wonder IS made, for catalogue. Washington Park Hosp) | likppolFpp tai, 433 E. 60th St., Chicago. 163t2 anC ‘ la “ les llKeCol.ee. TRY THE “WHITE STAG” EXTRA MILD CIGAR The more you smoke ’em the better you like ’em 5c At All Dealers 5c Your Lost Chance This is the last week of our wonderful price reducing sale on all men’s, women’s and childrens low shoes. Remember this sale lasts onlyhntil Saturday night and the prices will then be absolutely placed back to the original mark. You’ll have to hurry to get your size and style PEOPLES & CERKE