Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 245, Decatur, Adams County, 17 October 1914 — Page 3

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k itJttnttttxxxxn:iixnn«:n:n::::n::nn*n •« | WEATHER FORECAST f ■ Local rains tonight. Sunday fair I Love is the only thing in the world EAliat is a necessity and luxury. ■ Mrs. Henry Schultz is able to be up again after a recent Illness. I The world does’nt judge a man by Ills own clothes, but by his wife’s. ■ A great deal of what passes for dignity is nothing but genuine laziness. the woman a man marHes proves to be a riddle he can’t give up. ■A woman in her best clothes wants ndi:i:ration ; at all other times she prefers love. ■An original person Is one who does .’• the sort of things you've always want ed to do, but never dared. ■I If our air castles should materialize. ' Hto-i of us would realize that Nature J' never intended us for architects. B'E. F. Watkins of Fort Wayne, disKBiet agent for the Public Savings ■' Life Insurance Company, was here on E business yesterday with the local agent. J. J. Magley. f America heads the list with 66,663 postottices; Germany is second with 49,848; then follows England with | 23,738; Russia with 18,000; Fiance with 13,000 and Italy and Austria each with 9,500. | Mrs. T. R. Moore went to Fort Wayne yesterday to call on Mrs. Bice Metzler at the Lutheran hospital. Mrs. Metzler is recovering and will probably be able to come home the first of the week.

The Home Os Quality Groceries Pancake flour . . .10c Bananas doz. ... 15c Buckwheat flour . . 10c Cranberries qt. . . 10c New Meal 10c Oranges doz. . . .25c Cream cheese . lb. 23c Apples pk 25c Switzer cheese lb. • 23c Onions lb 3c luma beans lb. . . 10c Spanish Onions lb. . 7c Navy beans lb. .. 7c Sweet potatoes lb. .3c |25 lb. Gran, sugar $1.90 Potatoes bu. .. . 60c We pay cash or trade for produce, Eggs 22c Butter 15c to 25c HOWER & HOWER North of C. R. &I. Depot Phone 108 | —,-M-W ..__l II - I, . ...... 1" ...I IF. M. SCHIRMEYER FRENCH QUINN President Secretary Treas. I THE BOWERS REALTY CO. I REAL ESTATE, BONDS, LOANS, ABSTRACTS. J The Sehirmeyer Abstract Company complete Ab- m E stract Records, Twenty years’Experience gj Farms, City Property, 5 per cent.’ MONEY

3 John Schug is home from his week- | ly business trip. | Miss Victoria Stone went to Fort j Wayne this mornijig to visit over Sunday. Attorney Jesse Sutton has returned from a few days’ business trip to InI dianapolis. Mrs. D. Schmitt went to Fort B Wayne today to visit with her sister, Mrs. Frank Geary. ? Mrs. John Lobsiger and Mrs. Ed Brown of near Monroe went to Fort Wayne this morning. Miss Eula Morse of Angola, who , has been the guest of Miss Victoria Stone, returned home this morning. Hubert Schmitt, who is employed in Toledo, Ohio, it as home for a visit 3 over Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Schmitt. Mr. and Mrs. John Christen return5 ed yesterday afternoon from a week’s visit in Dayton, Ohio, with their sister, Mrs. Eliza Amend, and family. Th’ evenin’s are giftin' long enough t’ take in three nickel the-aters. Ther’s been entirely too much said about th' ■ glory o’ dyin’ fer your country by s those who’ve never tried it. —Abe Mari tin. Mrs. Eli Burdg of Geneva came Friday morning for a two or three ’> days’ stay in this city, on account of i the critical sickness of her uncle, E. i K. Stanton, of East Walnut street.— > Portland Sun. 1 The ashes of the body of Emmitt Graham were sprinkled over the grave t of his mother, Mrs. Isaac Graham, - near Marysville, with brief funeral . services. Mrs. Graham several years ■ ago, just prior to her death, asked that i in event of her son’s death that this be done.

( Brice McMillen Is assisting at the ► Niblick store. Mrs. Oscar Hoffman was a Fort J Wayne visitor today. If you want to laugh away the blues see “Higbee of Harvard," Thursday, October 22. Come to “Higbee of Harvard," Thursday, October 22, and learn when to apologize. Mrs. Robert Gephart of Huntington arrived yesterday afternoon for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Page Burrell. Carl Smith, foreman of a lumber company at Kendallville, arrived this morning for an over-Sjnday visit with relatives. T. M. Reid, traveling salesman for the Waring Glove company, returned home from a trip through the northwest to spend Sunday. Miss Frances Dugan Is expected home today. After her arrival in New York from Europe she went to Poughkeepsie to visit with her sister, Dorothy. • “Higbee of Harvard” is the name of the play that is being given by the Ruth Circle and aid society of the Christian church, Thursday, October 22. Get your tickets now and see the play. Postmaster Bosse has received word that more male eligibles for government stenographers and typewriters are needed. Information regarding the examinations is posted at the postoffice. John Overmann, a well known young man, is quite ill of typhoid fever at the home of his mother in Mercer county, Ohio. His wedding to a Decatur young lady to have been planned for this month. Floyd Brittson arrived here yesterday for a visit with his mother. Mrs. Brittson remained in Indianapolis and she will be joined there by Mr. Brittson, and they will proceed to Dallas, Texas, from there. They were with Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schafer in Europe and while thfe Schafers came here, the Brittsons stopped off in the east. * Deaths and injuries resulting from industrial accidents in the United States have been reduced one-half within the last six years, according to a report presented to the convention of the national council of industrial safety. Six years ago, there was an average of 25,000 deaths resulting from two million industrial accidents annually in the nation. Near Huntington six hundred acres of sugar beets have been harvested and shipments are being made to the sugar refinery at Decatur, where straight time is the order of operation. A number of farmers have reserved a portion of their crop for seeding as no German seed will be available next year. For the same reason, an increased acreage in sugar beets will be planted.—Rochester Sentinel. Supplementing its recent order to employees to render all assistance possible in fighting fires on property adjacant to its right-of-way, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad has now instructed them to notify trackmen of fires on the right-of-way and furnished them with blanks for the purpose to be thrown from moving trains. When buildings or bridges shall be endangered, however trains must be stopped and their crews endeavor to subdue the flames. Toady is “Art Smith day” in Auburn. The Fort Wayne air marvel will give his demonstration of loop-the-loop and other dare-devil aerial , stunts under the auspices of the Moose lodge and the exhibition has been so widely advertised throughout this section of the state that thousands are certain to attend. The Auburn band will also play during the afternoon. It was intended to have this flight last Saturday but it was postponed because of a break in the machine. It has developed that Italians in this county although naturalised, can be held for military duty in Italy if found in that country. Also Italians in this country born in America of Italian born parents can be held for military duty in Italy if found in that country. The matter has just been presented to the state department at Washington with the information that several Italians from this country touring Italy have been held and enlisted in the Italian army for sevvice. Cholera is again laying siege to Wells county hogs and from all indications the disease is spreading rapidly in most all parts of the county. Rockcreek township in the neighborhood of St. Paul’s church, seeming to be the worst infested. Numerous farmers have already lost fine hogs this fall and most of them are busy vaccinating with the serum in an endeavor to immune their hogs. Thousands of dollars worth of fine hogs were lost last fail by cholera and the farmers are doing everything known to prevent the further spread ol the disease, isolating those hogs that are sick and using the serum on the rest. | Bluffton Banner.

3 Mr. Culbertson of Indianapolis was hero toay on business. t Mrs. Lewis Murphy and children left today noon for Homer, Michigan, , for a visit. , D. O. Roop of Blue Creek township former deputy clerk, was a business . visitor here today. i Mrs. L. L. Yagßr and, sons have returned to Berne after a visit at the 1 Dr. S. P. Hoffman home. Mrs. C. B. Smith arrived from Port- , land for a few days’ visit with her , parents, Mr. and Mrs. Syrus Ham- , mell. i Ralph Amrine left this afternoon for DeGraff, Ohio, where he will spend , Sunday with his father, Charles AmI rine, and his niece, Miss Frances Amrine. Miss Veda Hensley left for Fort ( Wayne today noon to enter upon her . training for a nurse at Hope hospital. She was accompanied by her mother. Mrs. I). M. Hensley. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Dauer and fam- . ly and Miss Bertha Dauer of Fort , Wayne have returned after attending the funeral of Mrs. Dauer’s sister, , Mrs. F. Flaugli of Monroeville. , Miss Bertha York, of Hoopeston, 111., who has been a guest of Mrs. MinI nie Daniels and family, left this afternoon for Geneva, where she will spend Sunday. From there she will go to Ridgeville for a visit. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Schroeder left this morning for Fort Wayne, where Mrs. Schroeder will enter a hospital at that place for consultation. Last summer Mrs. Schroeder suffered from a sun stroke and since that time she has been in very poor health, her condition baffling the local physicians. An examination will be made by specialists and possibly an operation may be necessary. o AT THE CHURCHES REFORMED CHURCH 9:30 Sunday school, lesson Mark 14’ 32-42. 10:30 German service, Text Reel, 10' > 9. The purpose of Restrictions. , 6:30, C. E. meeting; topic, “A Saloonless Nation, Why Not? How?" Hab. 2:1-14. 7:00, English service; text, John 2:1-11, “Christ the Sourse of Joy.” o LUTHERAN CHURCH. English service, 10:00; text, James 13:20, “The Power of Prayer.” 1. Prayer availeth much. 2. In what instance * it availeth much. O : EVANGELICAL CHURCH. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m.; S. C. Cramer, superintendent. Preaching at 10:30. 1 Morning text, “Consider the Lilies,” Matt. 6:28. Y. P. A. at 6:15; subject, “A Saloonless Nation: Why Not? How? Mrs. John Niblick, president of the ’ local W, C. T. U., will speak at this I hour. The male quartet will sing at this | service. Union service at M. E. church at I 7:15. ’ A cordial invitation to the public to attend these special services. J. H. RILLING, Pastor. 1 ST. MARY’S CHURCH. 1 ? Low mass, 7:30 a. m. , Higli mass, 9:30 a. in. Christian doctrine, 2:00 p. m. , Vespers and benediction, 2:30 p. m. t FATHER J. A. SEIMETZ, I’astor. , UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH. Sunday school, 9:30 a. m. Preaching at Union Chapel at 10:30. 1 Junior Endeavor at 2:00 p. m., lead 1 by Mrs. Schumacher, the junior sur perintendent. ’ Y. P. C. E. U., 6:15 p. m. f Preaching. 7:00 p. m. Evening r theme. "Mirrors.” I Cor. 13:12. * Prayer meeting, Wednesday evening 1 at 7:00 p. m. * The business session of the first * quarterly conference will convene in ■ the church Friday evening at 7:30 p. m. The superintendent, Rev. J. E. Grimes, of North Manchester, Ind., o will be witli us. i All are cordially invited to these I- services. T. H. HARMAN, Pastor. — o o PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, s s Sabbath school at 9:15 prompt, y Christian Endeavor at 6:00 p. m. n There will be no preaching services i- either morning or evening. s THE SESSION, e o————— n FIRST METHODIST CHURCH. e e 9:00 a. m., junior Sunday school. 10:00 a. m., morning worship; sermon by the pastor. Theme, “The

Church and Child." 11:30 a. in., senior Sunday school. 2:15 p. m., Junior League. 6:00 p. m., evening worship. 7:15 p. m., union service. mon by the pastor. A welcome for all. D. T. STEPHENSON, Pastor. — o ALBERT WINANS ENROUTE HOME Albert Winans, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Winans is enroute home from the Philippine Islands where he has spent six years. His third term of service in the U. 8. army has expired, and us he liked his nine years’ service for Uncle Sam so well, he will probably re-enllst. This is his first visit home In six years and his coming is eagerly anticipated by his family. Word was received today by them. o INDIANA COUPLE MARRIED. Josephus Tylor Stapp and Miss Gladys O. Schmidt, both of Poneto, Ind., were married yesterday at the court house by Justice Weaver. They were here earlier in the week, but . could not get a license, as the girl was under age. Yesterday they returned with her mother, Mrs. Lillie Schmidt, who gave her consent. — Hillsdale Daily. CHRISTIAN CHURCH. 9:30 a. m., Bible school and communion services. Sermon subject, “Proving Our Work.” There will be no evening service. The congregation will unite with the other congregations in a union service at the M. E. church at 7:15 p. m. BENJAMIN BORTON, Pastor. o i BAPTIST CHURCH. There will be no preaching services 1 at the Baptist church, but the Sunday I school will be held as usual at 9:30 I o’clock. ; SPECIAL CHURCH SERVICES AT THE M. E. CHURCH. I Arrangements have been made for 1 a union meeting of the Evangelical, | Presbyterian, Christian, United Breth- j ren, Methodist and Baptist church | congregations at the M. E. church to- , morrow evening at 7:15. The sermon 1 will be delivered by Rev. McCombs, 1 assistant to I. E. Honewell, who is to j hold a union tabernacle meeting in . Decatur February 21, to March 28, 1915. All are urged to be present. BENJ. BORTON, Sec’y. j TO MEET THIS EVENING. The Sunday school class of the United Brethren church of which Mrs. Schumacker is the teacher will meet this evening witli Miss Vida Chronister, and every member is requested to be present. WARNING IS ISSUED TO WARRING NATIONS (CONTINUES FROM PAGE ONE) and Carranza was resumed today at , Naco, Sonora. A message from Naco asserted that many bulets were fall- ' ing on the Mexican side of the border and that four persons were struck. Carranza’s men are under General Hill and are still holding the defenses , at Naco. Petrograd, Oct. 17, —(Special to the 1 Daily Democrat) — The Germans are I still being hard pressed and are in , full retreat from Russian Poland west of Warsaw, was the claim from the war office today. It was stated that the Germans were vainly trying to rally their forces which have been badly cut up in the fighting which continued for 11 days. The war office insisted that the Germans were led into a trap. Berlin, Oct. 17,—(Special to Daily Democrat) —The German forces operating in Belgium have effected a junction with the right wing of .the army in France. This was announced at the war office today. It was stated that the general situation is showing slow but decisive improvement. In France the German right wing has been engaged in a series of conflicts all along the line from Noyon and Roye into Belgium. At no point has there been decisive results. o TAKEN AGENCY. Mrs. Lewis Gehrig of Eighth street has taken the agency for the wellknown medicine, Sterixos. All orders for this medicine will, be filled at the house. When in need for it call 'phone 577. o , WANTED —Board and room with private family, prefer north end. Ad- : | dress “U" care Daily Democrat. 240t3.1

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