Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 188, Decatur, Adams County, 11 August 1914 — Page 3

20 Pairs Ladies Tan Suede Button Oxfords, Cuban Heels, Hi-Toe, Short Vamps, Sold at $3.50 Sizes 3s to 5 D Width To Clean Up at SI.OO The Pair CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE. THE SHOE SELLER

WEATHER FORECAST | t? n yy tSttTtttl L Fair tonight and Wednesday. Edger Gerber has returned from a visit in Rome City. Rural Mail Carrier S. S. Magley is taking a fifteen days’ vacation. Earl Steele returned Sunday night to Hammond after spending Sunday here. J. Williams, of Battle Creek. Mich., spent Sunday here as the guest of Mrs. , Anna Laman. Mrs. Grace Bley returned to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon after a visit here since Wednesday. Ode Fullenkamp, Marie Gass and Tony Hackman returned from Rome City where they spent Sunday. Mrs. D. Schmidt and son. Joseph, went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Frank Geary. William Schrock, junior member of the Holthouse Schulte store is again back of the counter after a two weeks enjoyable vacation. ’ Mrs. Claude Gay and children went to Rome City yesterday to join her husband in a week’s stay there. Mr. Gay went last Friday. 'Raymond Gass, Joe and Clem Kortenberger, Claude Coffee, Raymond Harting and Omer Parent returned from a week’s visit in Rome City. Miss Mary* Corbett returned to her work at the Morris store yesterday morning after a two week’s vacation part of which she spent in Lima, Kenton and other Ohio towns.

The Home Os Quality Groceries A GOOD TIME To lay in a supply; when the price is low. You will make no mistake on a supply of FLOUR BEANS LARD SALMON SUGAR SARDINES TEA LEMONS We pay cash or trade for produce, Eggs 19c Butter 15c to 25c HOWER & HOWER North of G. R. & I. Depot Phone 108 IF. M. SCHIRMEYER FRENCH QUINN 8 IPresident Secretary Treas. h | THE BOWERS REALTY CO. I ! HEAL ESTATE, BONDS, LOANS, ■ p' ABSTRACTS. g ib The Schirmeyer Abstract Company complete Ab- . struct Records, Twenty years’ Experience § Farms, City Property, 5 per cent. U II MONEY M

Miss Etta Mallonee spent the day in Fort Wayne. Mrs. John Coots went to Fort Wayne this morning. C. J. Weaver left this morning for Fort Wayne. Mrs. Burt Shirelery and children of Pleasant Mills went to Fort Wayne this morning for a visit. Miss Bess Tonnelier has resumed her place at the Charles Elzey shoe store after a two weeks vacation. Miss Celesta Wemhoff has resumed her place at the Ft. Wayne & Spring field interurban office after her annual vacation. Mrs. Luther Brown and children of this city are making a short visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Pres dorf and family at Bluffton. Lawrence Gerard, of the Herald force is taking his vacation. He left this morning for Monroeville, near which place he will visit with an uncle John Geisler. Nobuddy ever sighs fer th' hair cuts mother used t’ turn out. An’ jest t' think, ther haint a thing in th’ awful European war that couldn’ have (been settled in Squire Marsh Swallow’s court.—Abe Martin. Miss Bertha Voglewede has returned to her work as bookkeeper for the Schaub-Dowling hardware store after a week’s vacation, which she spent' at '■.t jledo and Toledo Beach. Her sis ter, Miss Rose Voglewede who was with her there has also returned. The following letters remain unclaimed at tiie Decatur postoffice: W R. Dorgan, A. H. Drysdale, Jas. J Meyers, Mrs Della Miller, M. L. Pies, A. Roesner, Elizabeth Rbth, C. J. Rus sell, John Strait, B. R. Steveson, Herman Waland. John W. Bosse, P. M

Chris Neuenschwander of Berne was a buslpess visitor here today Mr. and Mrs. U. Deinlnger were at Fort Wayne today on business. Trustee John T. Kelly of Jesse. sou township was here on business today. Deputy Auditor Paul Baumgartner is off duty this week taking a vacation. Miss Esther Enos is spending a month with relatives in Dayton, Ohio. Harry Ward went to Fort Wayne this morning on a short business visit. The funeral of Mrs. Barabra Fackler was held today at the St. John’s Lutheran church. Clyde Butler has returned from Huntington where he visited with his cousin, Irvin Fisher. Mrs. Ira Elzey and babe spent the afternoon with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Todd near Monmouth. George Ulmer and tamlly of Muncie are here visiting at the home of Mrs. Ulmer’s father, Peter Forbing and family. C. J. Weaver, of the Steele racket store, is taking his vacation tills week. He went to Fort Wayne this morning. The brick layers on Fifth street are making progress and at beginning work this morning were nearing Marshal street. Mrs. Etta Heller and Walter Marquart went to Decatur Sunday evening to make a visit with their aunt, Mrs. A. N. Steele, who is ill. —Bluffton Banner. Miss Helen Diller returned home yesterday from Montpelier and Hartford City where she has been visiting with friends and relatives for the past few weeks. Miss Gladys Flanders left’iast-Sat-urday for Rome City, where she will spend a week or two with Miss Fannie Heller. The J. H. Heller family is spending a few weeks at the resort. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Burroughs re turned to their home in this city Sunday evening after having spent the day as the guests of Mrs. Burroughs’ mother. Mrs. Martin Stair of Bluffton. Herman Tettman and F. H. Nichols have returned from a week’s outing at Rome City. Alva Nichols and John Stults, other members of the party remained for another week. Mr. Nichols was joined yesterday by his wife and children who will spend the week there. Father Eberle of Chesterton returned to his home this afternoon after making a short business visit in this city. While here Father Eberle gave an order to the Ward Manufacturing Company for a beautiful ornamental fence, gates and arch and which will be placed around the property at Chesterton. Because of the very excellent meeting, the good attendance and interest at the lodge meeting of the Pythian Sisters last evening, the good time was continued in a social session and refreshments were served by four of the members, Mesdames Lydia Shamp, Florence Bain, Della Carroll and Maud Hower. After about two weeks of the pickle season the men at the local factory state that the crop will fall much shorter than last year and previous years. During the first two weeks of the season very few pickles have been brought in and it is feared that this year’s production will be a complete failure.—Rochester Sentinel. The Misses Dora and Flossie Man ley left yesterday morning on the 8:30 car to spend the day with their sister, Mrs. Edgar Sheets who is a patient at the Lutheran hospital. Mrs. Sheets had a severe attack of appendicitis and was taken to the Fort Wayne hospital at once by Dr. Morgan of Dixon, Ohio. She is getting along nicely and will be able to go home in a week or so. For non-attendance at drills, Fred Blazer, Lawrence Orr and Ed Sterling, privates in Battery B. I. N. G., were arrested by Lawrence Bierman and a detachment of twelve men last night, and will be before a court martial at 11 o’clock this morning at the lieutenant’s office, 621 Barr street. The prisoners were taken to poHce headquarters but were released upon their promise to appear for hearings.—Ft, Wayne Jour-nad-Gazette. With the aid of George Beeler and Ralph Thomas, W. A. Lipkey captured two monkey face owls from an elm tree near the bridge over John’s creek, just east of Bluffton Sunday afternoon. The owls are probably the, first of the kind captured around Bluffton and Mr. Linkey is proud of his catch. The young owls were found in the hollow trunk of the elm tree and they were taken out with "great difficulty. The owls will cause much attention at the street fair next month.

The owls are about the sine of the hoot owl, but the face resembles that of the monkey.—Bluffton Banner. 0 —— LOST—A coral head breast pin with gold band on Second street. Finder return to this ogee. if

FRENCH ARMY FORCED TO MAKE A RETREAT (CONTINUEje FROM ON’E) ships, Paris, Aug. 11,—(Special to Dallj" Democrat) —The war office this after noon officially announced that the French have completely evacuated Mulhousen in Alsace. The announcement states that the army operating against Neu Brisach was driven back and that an overwhelming German army is pushing the attack on Mulhousen, the French retiring to the out skirts where they are now making a stand. A general battle is now in progress. Rome, Aug. 11, —(Special to Daily Democrat.)—Berlin despatches today declare that the French invasion of Alsace was expected and was unimportant and that the German war plans are working nicely without a hitch. This was declared emphasized by the French withdrawal from Mulhousen. There is an air of expectancy at the German war office that indicates a foreign movement of the array to demonstrate its strength. The attempt of the Russian army to invade Prussia has been blocked by the German’s. London, Aug. 11, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Italics entree into the European war is momeutarilly expeetd Despatches stated that she covets Albania which is also desired by Servia and Montenegro. Italian troops are stationed in force in Albania capital by inter-national agreement to preserve order. These may act soon. Extra editions of the Mail todav state that British war ships have captured a Hamburg-American liner with one million dollars on board. The admiralty today announced the acceptance of Canada’s offer of two submarines for use on the Pacific coast. The war office confirmed the reports that the invasion of Austria by Russia had commenced. Brussels, Aug. 11, —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Heavy detatchments of French artillery passed through Brussels in quick time today. The war office officially gave out a statement that the German loss including Sunday’s night attack on Liege to total 2,000 dead and 20,000 wounded and 9,000 captured. Fighting was still in progress along the Neuse today.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS ALONG TENTH STREET. Notice is hereby given that the common council in and for the city of Decatur, Ind., did on the 4th day of August, 1914, adopt a preliminary resolution ordering the improvement of Tenth street from the nortli line of Monroe street to the south line of Nuttman Avenue, as per plans and specifications on file in the office of the city clerk, which said plans and specifications may be seen by persons interested. Notice is also given that the said common council will on the Ist day of September, 1914 at seven o’clock p. m. at their council room in said city receive and hear remonstrances of all persons interested or whose property is liable to be assessed in the proposed improvement and will then determine whether the benefits to the property liable to be assessed will be equal to the estimated costs of said improvement. Said proposed improvement Is intersected by the following streets, to-wit: Monroe, Jackson and Nuttman Ave. Witness my hand and seal this 6th day of August, 1914. H. M .DEVOSS, 7-13 City Clerk. - FOR SALE—The Eli Sprunger 80 acre farm 3 miles from Decatur will be sold at a sacrifice. Terms reason able. See owner or Erwin & Michaud, Decatur, Ind. t s -

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Made In Decatur FRUIT CANS WASHBOILERS MILK PAILS CISTERN PUMPS STOVE PIPE Tin, Copper and Galvanized Ware Hand made goods, out of better materials, made for long service. Our old customers know, and others should know, of these goods which are so much better than flimsy factory ware, and yet our prices are the same. John Brock Regular meeting Blue Lodge, Tuesday evening. Dr. C. V. Connell VETERINARIAN Phnnp offite 143 rnone Residence 102 $6,300.00 Mrs. Thomas Wendt, of Omaha, after sixty-five years of thrift and self denial had accumulated $6300. She kept this snug little fortune hidden among the soiled clothes in her wash-basket. One night she heard an unusual noise and arming herself with a Poker started out to investigate. The investigation was just too late A thief had discovered her hiding place and taken the hard earned money, the accumulations of a life time. One more aged woman faces poverty, because she thought she had discovered a better place for her money than the bank. There is no better place to keep your money than the First National Bank. Your maney here is safe—it is protected by the Treasury Department of the United States Government —and back of it our resources of over $858,954.33 FIRST NATIONAL BANK A Safe Place for Savings Decatur, Indiana STAR GROCERY Grape Nuts 15c Corn Flakes 10s Pink Salmon ~.loc Red Salmon 15c Potato Bread 10c Fresh Mackeral 20c Sweet Potatoes 10c Sweet Pickles, doz 10c Prepared Mustard ...5c Maple Flake 10c Marco Macaroni 10c Peanut Butter 10c Salted Crackers, lb 10c Marco Fancy Coffee 30c Oil Sardines 5c Potato Chips 10c Will Johns, fEfg

| MESH BAGS | H Repaired, Refinished, and Relined, the cost will I * || be a pleasant surprise to you, when you see how fine ■■ H they look after they have been entirely gone over. I < You cannot tell them from a new Bag, bring I your’s in now, while you think of it. u I Pumphrey’s Jewelry Store I! W “If its new, we have it.” u U Artistic Engraving - - - - Expert Repairing I •, t—WI— II iinini. ~~ r iTiiirrj.i i-7 cr:. t— wriffiir I Our General Repair Work I Is All Guaranteed and Will I Prove Satisfactory. I WE ALSO CARRY THE BEST I LINE OF OIL IN THE CITY I THE ARK GARAGEI H. E. SIKES I Special Vacation Tours via I CLOVER-LEAF-ROUTE TO X 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! _________ APPLY SULPHUR LIKE A COLD CREAM I WHEH SON BREAKS OUT j \ [ SAYS SULPHUR WILL END ITCHING ECZEMA | '

In the treatment of the various forms of disfiguring, itching and burning Eczema such as Acne, Ringworm, Salt Rheum, there is nothing known that can take the place of bold-sulphur cream. It effects such prompt relief, even in the aggravated Eczema, that it is a never-ending source of aiuazemen* to' physicians. i For years bold-sulphur has occupied a secure position in the treatment of cutaneous eruptions by reason of its cooling, parasite-destroying properties. Bold-sulphur is not only parasiticidal. ■ but antipruritic and antiseptic, there-

2 UNFURNISHED ROOMS: For rent J Mrs. E. A. Phillips, 217 N. First street. 175t6 i WANTED —Young women to learn 1 nursing. High class registered training school. Earn $35 per week alter graduation. Write for catalogue. Washington Park Hospital, 433 E. 60th st., : Chicago, 111. 185t2

M. E. SUNDAY SCHOOL EXCURSION PICNIC WALBRIDGE PARK TOLEDO, OHIO THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1914 AUSPICES THE M. E. SUNDAY SCHOOL, DECATUR. Round Trip Fare: Adults $1.25; Children 65: Excursion tickets will not be sold at the Railroad office. You must purchase them from the ticket committee. The Decatur band of 22 pieces will accompany picnicers. Special Train leaves Decatur via Clover Leaf at 6:30 a.m. Returning leaves Park at 5:00 p. m. Stops made at Pleasant Mills and Willshire, only. EVERYBODY I.WiTED

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LOST —Gold band bracelet with name “Lottie" engraved on top. Lost ou road between state lino and Rivarre Sunday night. Return to this office. 2t WOMEN—SeII guaranteed hosiery to friends and neighbors; 70 per cent prolit: Make $lO daily. Experience unnecessary. International Mills. Box 4029, West Philadelphia, Pa. 2awkswk