Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 238, Decatur, Adams County, 9 October 1914 — Page 5

If YOU WERE GOING TO HAVE I YOUR WORK SHOES MADE TO ORDER 'i'll 1 mill!" " *r i| i = ""^ s P e cify, soft, firm || I ’ c^ose £ ra i ne d uppers stitched 111 I with Irish flax thread, soles II I °f ex *^ e taned solell ■ J<r? Z—' ieai-i^’ 1 ’ put on by the welted " process, no tacks, nails or Il I : « thread to hurt the feet. || I We’ve got your size made just like iHou’d want them and ■ ONLY $3.50 | CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE. | | THE SHOE SELLER

■weather forecast |j »■ showers tonight ami S;.; good woman may be talked tib.mi. but she doesn’t talk about others. you want to flatter a married ! mat tell him he doesn’t look it. may be shallow, bitt many a&n Re,s beyond his depth chasing jlglr-. Janies Hurst and daughter. 1 Grap-, have returned from a visit siaoi Saturday with friends west of the [city. the courtship aymmc muaround and hold hands in silbut after marriage—well, that'. an< er story. t *>ir. and Mrs. John Christen and Mrs. Lang of Fort Wayne are visit- . tag with their sister, Mrs. Eliza Httr l, in Dayton. Ohio. Kathryn Egley of 1! •rm pass rough the city this morning on her way to Fort Wayne, where she H|rSi take her weekly music lesson. ■t'After a man grows older and gets settled down, knowledge that he isn’t fcMst-mg much downtown is a great toward keeping him home at gdb|ht. C. Steele writes us from Hu titigton where he is installing the BBti. :' ire and fixtures for a new racket * Htore that he will be ready to open :ge The new front is said to be the | finjest in that city and is attracting I t;h attention. The store will be one I he finest of its kind in the country. I

The Home Os Quality Groceries I Pancake flour ... 10c Bananas doz. ... 15c I Buckwheat flour . . 10c Cranberries qt. . . 10c I New Meal 10c Oranges doz. . . .25c I Cream cheese . lb. 23c Apples pk 25c | Switzer cheese lb. . 23c Onions lb 3c 1 Lima beans lb. . . 10c Spanish Onions lb. .7c | Navy beans lb. .. 7c Sweet potatoes lb. .3c |25 lb. Gran, sugar $1.90 Potatoes bu. .. . 7sc We pay cash or trade for produce, Eggs 22c Butter 15c to 25c | HOWER & HOWER North of G. R. St I. Liepot Phone 108 F. M. SCHIRMEYER FRENCH QUINN | President Secretary Treas. I I THE BOWERS REALTY CO. h REAL ESTATE, BONDS, LOANS, | ABSTRACTS. I The Schirrneyer Abstract Company complete Ab- | street Records, Twenty years’ Experience | Farms, City Property, 5 per cent. I MONEY

J Dan Erwin made a business trip to i Fort Wayne. i I Mis Huldah Bleeke went to Fort I j Wayne today noon. Mrs. Charles Murray was a Fort • Wayne visitor today. Lee Reed spent yesterday afternoon visiting with his family at Port- ’' land. John T. Gillig is at home for a visit 1 with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Gillig. The Misses Celeste Wemhoff and 1 Bess Tonnelier went to Fort Wayne today noon, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Teeple and Mrs. Judson W. Teeple spent the day visiting in Fort Wayne. James Rupel of Bryant was in the ■ city today looking after matters pertaining to the People’s Loan & Trust company. Ed Macy, postal clerk, and Mcl But ler, city carrier, are off duty on ac- - count of house cleaning. Will Trou' is helping out in the parcels post de partment. Miss Marie Patterson and Mrs. Jes sie Deani returned yesterday after noon. Miss Patterson has been the guest of Mrs. Deani t'fir three weeks Mrs. Deani was called to this city tc attend to several business transac tions. The Peoples & Gerke shoe store was surprised to get a letter from a woman living ia Alexandria, Virginia, asking them to send her a pair of a certain make of shoes. She had been i here a year or so ago and bought a I pair at the store and was so well I pleased with them that she cut out . the maker’s tag from them and sent it i for a duplicate pair.

W. A. Kuebler will leave tomorrow night for Tiffin, Ohio, where he will at-’ tend the funeral of his nephew, Karl Kuebler, whose death occurred this morning. Mrs. Harriot Mann of Fort Wayne spent the day in Decatur. While here she was the guest of Mrs. Will Hitchcock of Fourth street, and called on a few of her many friends. She states that her brother, Rob Galbraith, while some Improved, Is still in a critical condition. Vincent Lewton lias traded his liveacre home near Prelde, in Root township, to Ferdinand Yake, for the residence on Tenth street, formerly owned by Joseph McFarland. The statement that this residence had bean purchased by Mr. Butler was an error. Affidavits charging Involuntary manslaughter were filed at Ft. Wayne Wednesday in the city court against John Lohmeyer and Ursula Bailer, Bavarian pair whose illegitimate babyson died a few days ago as a result of inhumn treatment by his mother and inattention to his wounds. The Pennsylvania Railroad company will pay to Elsie M. Burger, administratrix of the estate of Ira J. Burger, one of the trainmen killed in the wreck of the “Elghteen-hour” train at Swinney park in Fort Wayne three years ago. the sum of $7500 according to a compromise reached today. Wednesday was Jim day when the members of the Jim Club join in paying their respects to James Whitcomb Riley, the Hoosier poet, who has been chosen as ex officio grand mogul of the organization. This was also James Whitcomb Riley's birthday, the day on which all Americans join in paying honor to their poet laureate. Caught In the mesh of live wires nt the top of a pole at Lafayette. Roy Macon, 21. was shocked and burned Tuesday the Doctors say he will die. He came in contact with a 2,250 volt line and was caught in such a position that one wire burned through his threat, cutting it so deeply so as to expose the base of the tongue. Both of his legs were burned to the bone just below the knees. A gang of supposed “tree surgeons" are operating in the northern counties of the state and several farmers in LaGrange county are said to have been duped. The swindlers treat the fruit orchards for scale boring holes in the bodies of the trees. These boles are filled with arsenate of lead, at 25c each, thereby- lightening the owners nocket.book and not only, not benefiting but damaging the trees. Auburn has an unfortunate woman whose actions has been the cause of much annoyance to her neighbors. Every now and then she has delirium tremens. Sor|e years ago she worried about the condition of a brother who had taken to drinking and she became interested in the W. C. T. U. movement. Her husband was a bar keeper when Auburn had saloons and he made a practice of bringing home liquor and insisted on her tasting it. and so long was this continued that the poor creature acquired a taste for the stuff and now she is so addicted to the habit pnd at times she has de lirium tremens and disturbs the neighbors with her actions. Alfred Donaghy, little son of Mr. and Mrs. Jason Donaghy. living nortliof Bluffton, suffered no serious ill effects from drinking a quantity of gasoline late Tuesday afternoon, at the office of County Recorder John Kr> igh. although it made him very ill for a time. He was carried across the street to the office of the Drs. Fulton, where treatment afforded speedy relief and he was feeling well enough by evening for his parents to take him home. The little fellow was playing in a rear room at the recorder's office, where his mother had left him, when he go thold of the bottle of gasoline, .kept there for cleaning typewriters. The stuff almost strangled him. besides causing nauseating sickness. Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Miller entertained at dinner yesterday’ for a number of former Decatur people, including the Rev. G. B. Work, pastor of the Methodist chu/eh at Warren; his daughter, Kate, wife of Charles Downs; Mrs. Beck and daughter, Maro, and Mrs. Homer Lower, of Warren. Other guests were Rev. and Mrs. D. T. Stephenson, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Beery and Mr. and Mrs. John T. Myers. During the afternoon a large number of riends of the Work family called at the Miller home to greet them and renew 'old associations. Among them were a number of the high school classmates of Mrs. Downs, who was formerly Miss Kate Work, and manygood times, with their pleasant associations, wore called to mind. Rev. Work is a former pastor of the Decatur Methodist church. UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES A iTOllvcoddle ez a man whut takes a silver knife an’ fork out campin.

' « DOINGS IN SOCIETY [[ U /JBCSSMXXXQnOSIfiSKMSnSMM'IMMIk • • SOCIAL CALENDAR. Friday. Queen Esthers—Margaret Mills. Mlle Society Mrs. R. D. Myers. Miss Etlle Miller will entertain the Good Tinies club Friday evening at her home on Seventh street. Three Link Club Della HarrulT. Eastern Star Chapter. Saturday. Evangelical Pastry Sale—Winnes Store. A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market. LAMB. Tiie Corbett-Fullenkamp wedding will be Wednesday, October 14, instead of Thursday, October 15, as stated last evening. Tiie beautiful new home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Acker in th" north part of the city was thrown open last evening when.they and thrlr son, C.ussell, entertained sixty members of the Ben Hur Aid society, the occasion being a sort of initiation or house-warm-ing for the new home. Games were played and Mrs. Acker was assisted by her son. Russell, in serving delicious refreshments. H. K. Genius of Fort Wayne, the Ben Hur deputy, was present and gave a fine talk along | lodge work lines. A very fine time is ; reported. A most enjoyable gathering was that ' of last Wednesday afternoon when 1 the Willing Workers’ class of. the Cai-: vary Sunday school met in their regular monthly meeting at the home of i one of their number, Miss Bertha ' Barrone, one mile south of the church. The girls, wishing to extend their lios-! Vitality and good cheer, planned to entertain the young ladies’ class of tiie Bobo M. E. Sunday school, and several responded at that time to the heartyinvitation given, by gc-ng present and taking an active part. Tiie meeting was opened by the .class sjnging their class "Willing Workers,” and devotionals were lead by the class president. Miss Vora Mitch. Another song, “God Bless Our Class,” was sung and was followed by the reading of ] the minutes of tiie previous meeting, i which stood approved. Each member | resp< nded to the roll call by paying I their monthly dues. Tiie collection was: class dues, 40 cents, and special contributions, made by working for the Larkin company amounting to $lO.Ol. This class lias a nice sum in the bank, and still working to gain all they can to be used for special purposes in the church. A paper on organized class work was lead by Miss Gertrude Shifferly, followed by a monologue by their teacher, Mrs. E. W. I Jackson. During the social hour a ' card iiunt was given, in which a great: deal of merriment was had. ending by finding favors hanging on the clothes- '

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I line. At 4 o'clock a delicious lunch ! was serced in tiie parlor and an hour II of friendly chatting brought the after--11 noon to a clone. Tiie Visitors from a distance wore Vlrs. Clara Vo< utn of Washington, Miss Mary Wi ls of Truin bull county, Ohio, and Mis I’.oiilali Fuhrman of north of tho city. The happy crowd numbered eighteen in ! ail.—Contributed. — The Do Your Best < lai.- had a sph ndid time at the home of Mrs. Bertha Hov/dl last evening jollity I mg. > peclally full and free. There wa no ‘ program and strictly a social time was enjoyed. Refreshments of l<-e cream and cake were provided. Tho Presbyterian Sunday ■ < •licrw 1 council had a fine me.-'ting vita M-s F. H. Hubbard. Arrangements were made for celebrating rally daj Sunday. Next Sunday ir. alz> the : tinvul ' promotion day, when promotions will be made. Several teachers were tak- ( en from the teachers’ training class, which is in charge of Mrs. W. A. Lower, to serve as teachers for tiie classes. J Mrs. John Rex. Mrs. Coat Cook nd Mrs. Joe Helm entertained the Woman’s Home Missionary society at its meeting at the homo of Mrs John Rex yesterday afternoon. An excellent program on “Orientals” was taken up. Mrs. F. V. Mills was elected delegate and Mrs. C. L. Walters, alternate to the conference convention Jat Loganspor t tiie first week in No- | vember. The society will also pack a missionary barrel to send to the I Mitchell home, which was burned and rebuilt. Delicious refreshments were provided and the social was a decided success. — The Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid <><-ie- ! ty had a splendid time with ” , . V»'iil I Kremers yesterday, tin t oilet tier b.- | ling more than SB. No new businirss : , was brought up at this time. Several: guests were present. Mrs. John Sc: i--will entertain in two weeks. The regular business and social meeting of the United Brethren Iji- J dies’ Aid society was held r.< th, home! of Mrs. A. L. BalLyesterday afternoon.] Refreshments closed the sc ial p r- ■ iod. ■ o | FOUND- Bunch, of keys between: Monroe street bridge and Steele's 1 | park, last Friday. Owner may have j same by calling at the fire department i and paying for this ad. o - ’iY. ENDING OCTOBER 10, 191 h. Friday Evening, October 9. Decatur Chapter, No. 127, O. E. S. : Regular meeting. Important business. Democrat Wants Ads Pav.

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