Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 291, Decatur, Adams County, 11 December 1914 — Page 5

I fiilt . Non-Skid Top Notch Red Sole Arcties are Non-Skid. The Clincher Heel stands the grind of the hardest kind of wear Come in to-day and examine these long wearing,‘neat looking foot warmers. CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE

Itmmmmmmumuauuununuunn 3 WEATHER FORECAST I t»luiUHWHP«gm«:mn:nr:;nuu:: H Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Mrs. Hazel Emery was visiting here with friends yesterday. Ansel Bremerkamp made a business trip to Hoagland yesterday. Attorney F. M. Cottrell of Berne was here yesterday on business. William J. J. Bell of Craigville was a business visitor here yesterday. When a country dog comes to town the town dogs won’t respect its neutrality. One never realizes the true force of habit until he begins to mobilize against it. Mrs. John Lichtle and daughter, Isabel, of Fostoria, Ohio, were here to attend the funeral of Oscar Colchin. Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Ruckman spent yesterday visiting at Hoagland with Mrs. Ruckman's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Todd. Grands Rapids News: A Jersey woman wants a divorce because li-r husband is not tall enough. Most me" are short during the Christinas sea son. Grand Rapids Press: We shall nc be allowed to write “Merry Chris* mas” on our packages for the Bel gians, but under the circumstance? it seems superfluous. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Hower return ed to their home at Plymouth, Ind after a short visit with Mr. and Mrs C. M. Hower, and with Mr. Hower’: sister, Mrs. M. S. Venis, and fam iiy.

The Home Os Quality Groceries fMSW/'flfSVxtJUWkranHßß i Extra Fancy California Navle Oranges ' Fine Color And Sweet Doz. 25c, 30c, 35c and 40c. Fancy Santa Clara Prunes lb. ■ • , • 10c i Fancy New York Baldwin Apples bu. SI.OO Pure Buckwheat Flour 10 lb. sack . . . 45c Sweet Cider, Gal3oc Dates 10c Sweet Potatoes, lb3c Figs • - Not-A-Seed Raisins 12/ 2 c Currants Seeded Raisins 12c Grape Fru.t SEE OUR LINE OF CHRISTMAS CANDIES. We pav cash or trade for produce, Eggs 33c P * Butter 18c to 28c HOWER & HOWER North of G.R.&I. Depot rh<> " e IF. M.SCHIRMEYER I President THE BOWERS REALTY CO. I "1 Farms, City Property, 5 per cent. g MONEY ■

j! Miss Minnie Railing went to Fort ; | Wayne this morning for a visit. I Mrs. Hazel Emery of Berne took I dinner in the city yesterday and visit ed here with friends. John Rindshen returned this mon; mg to Roanoke after a visit here with the John Schnltz family. Our study of natural history teaches us that while a fly can crawl on the ceiling, it prefers a bald head Mrs. T. H. Pugh returned this morn ing to North Manchester. She visit ed here with her cousin, Mrs. Dan Erwin. Mrs. D. V. Steele left yesterday foi Attica where she will visit over the holidays witli her daughter, Mrs. Charles Barnhart. Miss Martha Koldewey and niece the little Misses Gertrude and Sophia Reinking, went to Fort Wayne this morning for a visit. Mrs. R. A. Donnel and daughter Florence, returned to Fort Wayne this morning after a visit here with her sister. Mrs. C. A. Johnloz. Mrs. Margaret Brink of Fort Wayne and Med Miller of Grand Rapid Mich., attended the funeral of their brother and father, Joint B. Miller. Earl Hoagland iias returned to hit work as clerk at the F. V. Mills grc eery. He was off duty eleven week? cn account of having an operation to: appendicitis. Tite last political campaign co:/ he congressional union lor woman suffrage $8,169, according to the report filed by the organization's secretary. The contributions to the union aggregated $9,975, featured by a $5,000 contribution by Mrs. C. H. P. Belmont. The expenses were mostly for traveling and campaign literature.

The latke Shore and Big Four railroads will join in building a twelve story freight warehouse in Cleveland 11 ' a cost of $250,000, six stories of which will be below the. street level and six stories above, the tracks being at the lowest level. The funeral services for John 11. Miller were held at the St. Mary's (hureh this morning at 9 o'clock, Rev. Seimetz in charge. The pall bearers wore W. A. Kuebler, J. B. Holthouse, Tice Ulman, John Lose, J. H. Bremerkamp and H. H. Bremerkamp. interment was made at St. Joseph's cemetery. Howard Wlsehaupt of Kingsland will deliver three lectures at the United Brethren church at Zanesville Sunday, in the morning the subject will be "The Beginner,” the afternoon subject wil be "Darkened Specs,” 'nd in the evening an interesting talk will be delivered on the subject, "Right Side Up.”—Bluffton Banner. Miss Ix*na Dickinson arrived from Chicago yesterday afternoon and will visit until Saturday with her cousin. Murray Scherer, and family. She will then go to Monroe to visit with relatives Miss Dickinson has completed i three years' course in a Cleveland nurses' training school and taken a post graduate course in the Michael Reese hospital, Chicago. One of the biggest New Year's celebrations ever attempted in Indiana will be held at the Anthony hotel in Fort Wayne to usher in the year 1915 Several actors will be brought there from Chicago and the east, and one whole floor of the big hostelry wil! be turned over to the joy makers. The celebration is expected to equal those held in the great hotels in the east Reservations for tables for the even ng are already being made. Med Miller, who was here today rom Grand Rapids, Mich., to attend lie funeral of his father, J. B. Mil er, says the automobile factory re noved from this city to the Michigan metropolis two years ago, is going dong nicely. They are now known •s tlie United Motor company and arc still specializing on the Decatur ruck. At this time they are bidders on 200 trucks for the allies for use ir he European war and have hopes ol landing the contract. They are alsc making a cycle car. Mr. Coppock, the general manager, is suffering from ar ittack of paralysis and is very ill several Decatur men are employed ir the factory. They now turn out t truck in forty hours.

.. — .... ... < INSURE YOUR HORSES . HEALTH By covering them with a Northern Ohio blanket. An all wool blanket, woven and not pressed which gives it a longer life and better wearing facilities. Will keep your horses warm and comfortable in the coldest weather. We the < Northern Ohio stable blanket, wool lined, at reasonable prices, also the storm cover to prevent , exposure in bad weather. We Sell the Celebrated Vestibule Star Storm Fronfs. Inspect Our Line of Harper Storm Buggies. CHAS. F. STEELE & CO. North Second St. j I —N — 1 - Y I To make ELK BUTTER CRACKERS it I I takes more than just saying so. It requires the ! 1 best of everything, and when you get a pound of | J these crackers you have a cracker that eats like more. | ■ Feed them to the children. They’re good for them. | Next time say ELK BUTTER CRACKERS. I ] Yours very truly, I RICHMOND BAKING CO. I j Every child cutting this AD out of the | - newspaper and presenting it to the grocer i will he presented with one hall pound of | ELK BUTTER CRACKERS - - - “FREE”. |

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Carpenter spent the afternoon in Fort Wayne. i Mr. and Mrs. E. Mann and Mrs. William Butler spent the afternoon 1 in Fort Wayne, 1 Mrs. Joseph Bowen and daughter, Lois, of WillsMlre, Ohio, changed cars here enroute to Fort Wayne. Noah Frauhiger is advertising for the purchase of forty head of horse.' , aged 5 to 12 years, and weighing , 1,100 to 1,400 pounds, and he states , that he wants the horses for Euro pean shipment. Ho is buying the horses for an Indianapolis customer, who is making up a shipment of horses to go to Germany tor war us- ' age. Thousands of horses are being purchased in all parts of the United States for the nations engaged in the European war, and if the rate of purchase keeps up it will mean a shortage of horses in this country, witli increase in prices. Many horses are being sold now* rather than feed them over winter. The prices probably w>'ll be found higher when purchases are made for spring work. Red Cross seals should, in accord ance with Order No. 5.020 of the postofflee department, “be affixed to the reverse side of domestic mail matter,” and not on the address side of any letters or packages that are > going through the mail. They may be placed anywhere on matter going by express. As many seals may be used cn the back of a letter or pack age as may be desired. Care should , be exercised in handling merchandise j through the mails not to place seals over the strings with which the pack age Is tied, since this seals the pack ( age against inspection and subjects it , to first-clasp postage rates. Users of Red Cross seals are cautioned against ( 'heir indiscriminating use on foreign mail, Red Cross seals in normal times ( may be used on the reverse side of mail matter sent to Austria, Germany ( Great Britain and most of the Brit i ish colonies, except India and Austra ( lia. Gautemala, Uruguay and Portu f gal refuse to admit mail bearing non nostage stamps. Certain European ( countries will return to the sender ( any mail bearing Red Cross seals or the address side. Mail addressed tc any of the belligfj'ent countries ir Europe should not bear the Red Cross seal. Red Cross seals may be used on the face of checks, cn bills, on 'egal documents and on any commerial paper. These Christmas seals re not good for postage. They will lot carry any mail matter, but any kind of mail matter will carry them. —— — I

Fred Rohrer of Berne war a business visitor here today. Rev. W. H. Cleiß r left this afternoon for Watseka, 111., where he will spend two days. Herman Ehinger la again able to attend to his duties with the Citi.iens' Telephone company after having been 111 for several days. Two weeks from today is Christmas. If you are going to do your Christmas shopping early you had. better be getting bus}. The Christmas trees have arrived and are now on display In front of the various gto(< hero. Better select yours early, or Santa Claus i y overlook you. Fred Heuer spent last, evening in Fort Wayne visiting with bls mother, Mrs. Henry Heuer, who recently underwent an operation at the Lutheran hospital. The Adams County bank boys are busy with preparations to send out the $25,000 of Chris mr.' club saving', now due. It will provide a fund for gift buying for many people in this vicinity. B. E. Miller received a card this morning from Miles Roop, who bit several weeks ago for Florida. Miles is now in Orlando, Fla., in working in a large fruit packing house and enjoying his new experiences immensely. F. M. Schirmeyer and Col. Dicl: Townsend were Fort Wayne visitors last evening. Mr. Townsend former!: i conducted the Randall hotel at that place for many years and had a goo J time looking up old acquaintances. The American Express company has evolved a plan whereby it will collect garden truck and farm produce, transcert same to nearby markets, dispose of them without cost to the producer - and return to Idm the proceeds less only the carriage fee. | Mr. and Mrs. John Jeffrey left yesterday for Fort Wayne, where they will make their future home. Their daughter, Miss Bessie, who has just ' graduated from the Lutheran hospital as a trained nurse, is nursing her I first patient this week at Pleasant Lake, Ind. COURT HOUSE NEWS. The case of Fred Stauffer vs. John L. Schwartz was dismissed and the . costs paid. 4 In the case of Nina Reed vs. Warren Reed, for support, proof of publication of notie:) was tiled. Defendont defaulted. Real estate transfers: Clara E. Burger to Homer Gauze, lot 27D Dec Pur, $lG00; Harmon M. Gillig et al to Anna M. E. Bucher, lot 18. Decatur, $2500; C. F. Bucher to John A. Peoples, 50 acres of St. Marys township, $5750; Mayme Wilson to Amelia Christen north half of lot 224 and 225 Decatur, quit claim deed, $225. * The current report of Peter N. Moser, guardian of Henry Snyder and others, was approved and the trust continued. The evidence in the Touhey-Holt-liouse damage case was concluded today, the arguments given, and at time of going to press, Judge Smith was instructing the jury. The county clerk is explaining to those who tiled bonds, that every one must bear afty cents’ worth of war revenue stamps. LOST —Will the person wiio borrowed the step ladder from tire flic department, kindly return same immediately. We are greatly in need of it. Fire Chief. 291t3 FOR SALE—oas range, good as new; will sell cheap. Inquire of Ed Green. 275tf TO LET—Furnished room. Suitable for light housekeeping. Inquire Have your harness oiled by C. F. Steele Harness & Hdw. Co. FOR SALE -Small wood range, good condition. —Mrs. E. B. Adams, ’phone 159. 283t3 HOUSE FOR RENT—West Madison St. —Simeon J. Hain.

WHETHER or not you need a pair of shoes, the next time you are in our neighborhood come in and see our large assortment of “LION BRAND" shoes. We especially want you to see these shoes because we honestly believe they are the best of their kind ever put on the market “LION BRAND’’ shoes will look better, feel better and wear better than any others. Come in and see us the first time you are close by. We honestly think they are the “WORLD’S BEST WORK SHOES. C. H. ELZEY OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE.

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