Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 201, Decatur, Adams County, 26 August 1914 — Page 3

OUR DOLLAR SALE -—Sold a lot of shoes and oxfords today, Shoes and oxfords in sizes from 2 1-2 to 4s that sold up to $3.50 for a dollar a pair, think of it, A OOLLAR_A PAIR CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE THE SHOE SELLER

WEATHER FORECAST Fair and continued cool. Miss Mary Kircher went to Fort Wayne yesterday. A. C. Aurentz of Fort Wayne was a business visitor in the city today. Walter Robinson made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Martin Hauk and son of Preble were business visitors in the city yesterday. Mrs. R. M. Kaough returned to Ft. Wayne after visiting at the J. S. Bowers home. James Kieger a shoe representative of Chicago was a business visitor in the city yesterday. G. E. Mount, local manager for the Indiana Lighting Company, went to Fort Wayne Tuesday noon on business. Mrs. A. R. Bell has gone to Oden, Michigan for a few weeks at the Bell cottage, where Mr. Bell has spent the summer. Rev. Weyer and wife of Lima. Ohio, and Mrs. Benjamin Harkless of Root township were guests at the J. S. Lower home. Mrs. Henry Selig of Fort Wayne is visiting in the city with her daughters, Mrs. Otto Kirsch and Mrs. Walter Robison. E. D. Brothers returned to Chicago after a visit with his father Clark Brothers and family. He left his car here and will return Wednesday. Mrs. Brothers is visiting in Van Wert.

Che Home Os Quality Groceries In The Market Everything Is On The Advance Fresh Spices of all kinds Ground of Whole. We bought before the advance. You can too. Can rubbers . . .5& 10c Jell Glasses . . 20 &25 Mason Caps .... 20c Tin Cans 35c Tin Lids 5c Mason Pts 50c Parawax, lb 15c Mason Qts 60c Sealing Wax 5c Mason Halves ... 75c Pickling Vinegar . . 20c Golden btate Qts. . $1,05 We pay cash or trade for produce, Eggs 21c Butter 15c to 25c HOWER & HOWER North of G. R. & I. Depot Phone 108

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F. M. SCHIRMEYER FRENCH QUINN President Secretary Treas. THE BOWERS REALTY CO. REAL ESTATE, BONDS, LOANS, ABSTRACTS. The Abstract Company complete Abstract Records, Twenty years’ Experience Farms, City Property, 5 per cent. MONEY

J. F. Lachot of Fort Wayne is here on a visit. The Peter Forbing residence is be[ing repainted. Miss Maria Walton of Monroe was a shopper here today. Frank Cottrell of Berne was a business visitor here today. J. O. Sellemeyer made a business trip to Hoagland this morning. Mrs. John Lenhart went to Fort Wayne on business this morning. Miss Adelaide Deininger returned from a week’s visit in Fort Wayne. Mrs. J. M. Weldy left this morning for Lagrange, where she will visit with friends and relatives. Rev. B. B. Uhl left fnr Toledo, 0., where he will make his future home. The family remained here for a longer visit. Mrs. M. E. Clark and sister, Mrs. W. L. Mattax left this afternoon for Fort Wayne, where they will visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. McKain and son Clarance of Monroe were business visitors in the city yesterday, at Vincennes, Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Kirsch who have been visiting in the city with the Mat Kirsch family for the past three W'eeks returned to their home O. F. Gilliom, agent for the Lincoln Lite Insurance company, went to Fort Wayne this morning, where he will attend the annual convention of the company during the next three days. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Morrison, Mrs. Charles Miller and Mrs. Morrison’s sister, Mrs. J. C. Grobaty of Garner City, lowa, passed through here enroute from Willshire, Ohio to Fort Wayne.

Jacob Young made a business trip to Fort Wayne and return today. Judge J. T. Merryman made a business trip to Fort Wayne today. Mrs. James Spade of Fort Wayne is here visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Weis. The D. M. Hensley family returned home yesterday from Rome City, where they spent the summer at their cottage. Mrs. Charles Griebel returned to Fort Wayne after a visit at Willshire, Ohio. Her daughter, Bessie, remained for a week’s visit In Willshire. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Fuhrman and children left this morning for Wayland, Mich., where they will visit with their son, J. D. Fuhrman, for a few days. Speakin’ o’ th’ war, one o’ th’ latest styles o’ four flushin’ is pretendin’ t’ be uneasy about relatives. Butterin’ your pie is a dandy way C go broke.— Abe Martin. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Cushman and children, Floy and Delbert, and Mrs. Cushman’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dixon, of Belvidere, 111., spent the day in Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Dick McKinney left for Indianapolis, where they will make their home. Tney visited here six weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. McKinney. Motion pictures of insects in flight show’ that they regulate their speed by changing the inclination of their wings rather than by altering the rapidity of their motion. Miss Gladys Flanders has returned from a two W’eeks vacation trip to Rome City where she was the guest of the Hensley’, Reid and Heller families and had a good time. According tq an Italian scientist the signals which nerves carry from the surface of the body to the brain and from the brain to the muscles are chemical in tjieir nature. Phillip Heimann, son of Peter Heimann of Washington township who was reported as being sick with typhoid fever is some better. He suffering from a severe cold. A new Belgian wood preservative against moisture and heat is composed of a solution of copper and zinc in ammonia with the addition of a small proportion of benzol. One Chinese province exports more than 150,000 tons of peanuts annually, all because an American missionary twenty years ago gave to a native convert a quart of California seed. An electrolier has been patented which is suspended from a picture moulding and is adjustable to any height, current being taken through a cord from any convenient socket. Mrs. Amelia Hale of Celina, Ohio, and Mrs. Mary Hale Hartsook of Xenia, Ohio, cousins of the J. D. Hale family are visiting the latter and enjoying the Chautauqua week with them. Elmo Smith, who has been quite seriously sick with a baffling case for tlie past six weeks, was able to walk up town this morning and greet his many friends. He returned from the St. Joseph hospital at Fort Wayne last week. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Johnson and children, Edith, Esther, Bernice and William, left this morning for South Bend where they will make their future home. Mr. Johnson has secured work at that place. The cement sidewalks along Fiftli street are being laid and it will but a short time before the entire street will be complete. When finished it will be one of the City’s finest and up-to-date iprovements. Mrs. H. M. Brothers arrived from Minneapolis and is a guest of Clark Brothers and Dr. Elizabeth Burns. She joined her daughter, Portia, who has been here this summer. They will visit in southern Indiana with her father before returning home. William Adler of Kirkland township was in the city today and took home a load of timber to be used in the new 36x72 barn he is building to replace the one recently destroyed by fire. Mr. Adler is a hustling farmer who keeps things up to the right notch on his splendid farm. After he had saved his little stepson. Raymon Dickson, from drowning in Everett lake at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, Jasper Cornewell, aged 42, tenant on the Brown farm on the Lettig road near the AllenWhitley county line, was attacked with cramps and sank before help could reach him. The coal traffic ot the Chesapeake & Ohio lines from the New River. Kanawha and Kentucky districts in June amounted to 1,824.631 tons, compared with 1,606,857 tons in June, 1913. In the twelve monts to June 30 there were brought down from that district -8,862,736 tons, compared with 16,047,704 tons in the same period a year ago, an increase of 2,815,1032 tons.

The D. B. Erwin family motored to Monroeville this morning, where they attended the Miller reunion. Miss Della James of east of the city has taken a place in the A. D. Suttles home east, of the city. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tonnelier and family have returned from Rome City, where they enjoyed a few days’ outing. The wor kof laying the cement sidewalks on Fifth street is progressing rapidly. Already three blocks of cement sidewalks have been put in. Bohumir Kryl, cornetist and musical director, who is at the Gary Chautauqua, and will be in Decatur Friday, has wired Secretary of State Bryan to obtain further information regarding his seventeen-year-old daughter, Josephine. Dispatches stated that the girl was injured near Ostend, Belgium, when a Zeppelin air cruiser dropped a bomb on a refugee train in which she was traveling. Three of the largest theaters in northern Indiana have been turned into motion picture houses. The Auditorium, of South Bend; Bucklen, of Elkhart, and Jefferson, of Goshen, all having passed from the legitimate to the “movies.” The loss of the big houses leaves only the Oliver, of South Bend, the only legitimate theater outside of those at Fort Wayne in northern Indiana. The Canadian Pacific railway has announced that it would make a special rate of one cent a mile to all farm laborers destined for the Saskatchewan farms to take care of this year’s large harvest. It is also announced that those unable to pay will be transported by the railway company free. The farm laborer’s wages average about $2.50 a day, including board and lodging. More plunder carried away from an Erie car that was looted at Kingsland was found in a corn field on the Theodore Melching farm, about one mile north of Kingsland. A suit case and a sack, both filled w’lth stolen articles, were found in the corn field and they were turned over to Marshal Johnson. The thieves had hidden the stole plunder in several different locations, evidently figuring that after the first alarm had subsided that they would collect the stolen goods and dispose of them. Since two of the men have made confessions, convictions are practically assured. —Bluffton News. 0 WRITE STORIES roa MOVING PICTURE PLAYS. New, Spare Time profession for Men •nd Women—One Man Makes $3,500 in Six Months. Owing to the large number of new motion picture theaters which are being opened throughout the country, there is offered to the men and women of today, a new profession, namely, that of writing moving picture p lays. Producers are paying from $25 to $l5O for each scenario accepted, upon which they can build a photo play. $3,500 in Six Months. As it only requires a few hours' time to construct a complete play, you the idea a tryout, writes that he earn ed $3,500 in six months. It is possible can readily see the immense possibili ties in this work, une man, who gave tor an intelligent person to meet with equal success. One feature of the business which should appeal to everyone, is that the work may be done at home in spare time. No literary ability is required and women have as great an opportunity as men. ideas for plots are constantly turning up, and may be put in scenario form and sold for a good price. Particulars Sent Free. Complete particulars ot this most interesting and profitable profession may be had FREE OF CHARGE by sending a post card to PHOTO PLAY ASSOCIATION, Box 156, Wilkesbarre, Pa —o — WANTED —Someone to take contract to dig cellar for new house on Marshall St. by the job or cubic yard. 196t3 J. O. SELLEMEYER. LOST—GoId watch, hunters case, with Delaval Seperator Co. fob attached. Between Eleventh and Second streets, Thursday evening. Finder please return to this office and receive a reward. FOR SALE—39 hens, one and two years old, all Plymouth-Rocks but 4. nine months credit with approved security, 6 per cent interest, price 60 cents for each hen. B. W. SHOTY. eod. 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. WANTED TO RENT—A small house Call phone 3 R. Decatur. 197t3 LOST— Traveling bag between this city and Preble Saturday evening belonging to George D. Waters. lias a Kansas City, Mo., address on it. Notify Harvey, Leonard & Co., and receive reward. i 193t6

COffi AND SEE THE WONDERFULLY WONDERFUL VONDEB RXNGEII DEMONSTRATED FROM 2 O’CLOCK TILL 3 O’CLOCK P. M. We take the streaks out of DIRTY SHIRTS in LESS THAN A MINUTE and do more work and better work with less work than you ever saw before. The demonstrator from the factory will be here and LOWER THE WORLD’S RECORD FOR FAST AND EASY WASHING THE MOST INTERESTING, PRACTICAL, LABOR-SAVING HOUSEHOLD NECESSITY The Wonder Washer is the only Washer on the regular market that can be used with bench wringer. Set on stove to heat water. Uses four processes in washing. Has no joints or gearing or lost motion. THE LEAST NOISE, SLOP, LABOR AND TIME. COME! DON’T FORGET Arrangements can be made to show customers in their homes if orders are given soon enough.

The Place Is SCHAUB-DOWLING The Date Is Saturday, Aug. 29th.

TEACH TO MARRY (CONTINUED 37tUM PAGE ONE) from a life of selfishness by a man, through a dream, which took the form of a pretended message from Mars. A large number of children were delighted again this morning by Miss Edna Bond's story telling hour, and the morning lecture, “Fiddles and Fortunes” by Mr. Mills was unusually good. The attendance increases day by day, a large number of admissions being paid at the gate, la-sides those gained by the season tickets. Superintendent—George C. Reinfrank. Morning Lecturer —Thornton A. Mill.s. Children's Worker —Miss Edna Bond. PROGRAM. Program Begins Promptly. 9:00 —Children's Hour. 10:00 —Morning Lecture. 2:30 —Afternoon Music. 3:00 —Afternoon Lecture. 7:30 —Evening Music. 8:15 —Evening Entertainment. Hours subject to change by announcement the first day.

CHOP FEED =llllllllll= at the right price, made from clean Corn and Oats and ground by our own mill. PROMPT DELIVERIES ASSURED E. L. CARROLL & SON

Wednesday. Morning—Children’s Hour. Miss Bond . Lecture, "Fiddles and Fortunes” —Mr. Mills. Admission 25 . cents, children 15 cents. t Afternoon Concert, Haymar & Neff Company. Lecture, “The J Heart ot Tropical Africa”—Dr. Col > ledge. Admission 35 cents, children 1 15 cents. 1 Evening—Concert, Haymar & Neff ' Company. Drama: “Shakespeare's I "Twelfth Night,” Ben Greet Players. ' Admission 50 cents, children 25 cents. Thursday. GRAND MUSICAL FESTIVAL. Morning—Children’s Hour. Miss [ - Bond. Lecture, “The Passing of the I Third Floor Back”—Mr. Mills. Ad-1 . mission 25 cents, children 15 cents. Afternoon —Musical Recital—Mar-; i cus A. Kellerman. Admission 50 cents, children 25 cents. Evening Concert. Westmister choir. Admission 50 cents, children 25 cents. | Friday. GRAND MUSICAL FESTIVAL. Morning—Children’s Hour. Miss Bond. Lecture, “The Melting Pot” — Mr. Mills. Admission 25 cents, children 15 cents. Afternoon—Ban Concert. Bohumir | Kryl and his Band. Admission 50

cents, children 25 cents. i Evening—Band Concert and Grand Opera. Bohumir Kryl and his Band. i The Denton Grand Opera Company, i With Mme. Cafarelle. i Admission 50 cents, children 25 cents. ' Saturday. Morning—Children's Hour. Miss 'Bond. Lecture, "The Case of Becky” Mr. Mills. Admission 25 cents, children 15 cents. Afternoon - Musical Prelude, Sam Bellino, accordeonist. Lecture, speaker to be announced later. Admission, 35 cents, children, 25 cents. Evening -Children's night, Sam Bellino and Merton & Colby. Admission, 150 cents, children, 25 cents. Sunday. Afternoon—Sacred Concert. KelloggHaines. Lecture-Sermon -Montaville . Flowers. Admission 35 cents, children 15 cents. Vesper Service. Evening—Sacred Concert. The Kel-logg-Haines Singing Party. Admission 35 cents, children 15 cents. Admission to children’s Hour free to all. o SUTTLES, at OldAdams County , bank. ts. I FOUND—A piece of watch fob. OwnI er may have sumo by calling at this office. 200t3