Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 42, Decatur, Adams County, 18 February 1915 — Page 5

IS YOUR WIFE CROSS Maybe her feet hurt. You’d be cross too if you had to be on your feet all day and your feet were sore. Buy her a pair of our Cushion Comfort Shoes and see her smile. $3.00 CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE. THE SHOE SELLER

WEATHER FORECAST |

Partly cloudy. Slowly rising temperature. A rule in warfare is anything else. A man with a hunch Is apt to mention it. As a rule a nice fellow hasn't much of a pull at the bank. Marriage has caused many a sweet young thing to ferment. It’s which it is too hot-headed that love is apt to grow cold. Miss Tempest Westlake returned to Fort Wayne yesterday after a visit here. Every man has a circle of acquaintances, but they are not always squarb. A boy struck girl is bad enough, but a boy struck married woman is the litiit. Mrs. T. J. Durkin and son, Tommy, jr., visited in Monmouth yesterday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Joe BrunnegrafT have returned from a visit at Minster, Piqua and other Ohio towns. Faith in prayer is a wonderful thing, but the average man prays for twice as much as he expseta bo get. Mrs. R. C. Parrish is in Indianapolis a few days this week with her husband, Representative R. C. Parrish, who is a member of the state legislature. Some folks are rich, but it's th’ people who’ll pay, even if they kin git out of it, that keeps business goiti’. Miss Fawn Lippincut has a new’ spring hat, an' it looks like a potato bug.— Abe Martin.

Thetiome Os Quality Groceries Lima Beans ••10= Slaw Cabbage 3c | Navy Beans 7c Standard Corn, 3 for2sc Dry Peaß 71,2 c Standard Hominy, 3 for2sc Cracked Hominy ”..4c American Sardines .5c Best Jap Rice 7J 3 c Imported Sardine 10c Best sead Rice 10c Mustard Sardines 10= Elk Butter Crackersloc Salmon, pink Seabright Crackers --10 c Salmon, red ..••••- Oc Perfection Wafers 10c Tuna We pay cash or trade for produce, Eggs 20c Butter 18c to 27c HOWER & HOWER North of G. R. & 1. Depot Phone WS

IF. M. SCHIRMEYER FRENCH QUINN g President Secretary Ireas. THE BOWERS REALTY CO | REAL ESTATE. BONDS, LOANS, ABSTRACTS. The Schirmeyer Abstract Company complete Ab- g stract Records, Twenty years’ Experience Farms, City Property, 5 per cent. MONEY

When a man loses his heart his head has to do a double work. Stand up for your rights if you expect others to take a back seat. Rev. L. C. Hessert went to Fort Wayne today noon on business. Virtue is its own reward and most of us go through life unrewarded. John Barkley of Union township was a business visitor here* today. Mrs. A. J. Smith and Mrs. W. I’. Schrock visited in Fort Wayne today. John Barnett and Ed Gass motored to Fort Wayne last evening for a visit with friends. It isn’t enough for the healthy man to choose his food carefully. He also chews it carefully. The mere pinch of poverty shouldn't worry a woman who has W’orn tight shoes all her life. T. M, Reid spent Sunday at home and w’ill finish his traveling for the season next week. Lenten services were conducted last evening by the Rev. L. C. Hessert at the German Reformed church. Tom Druley made a business trip to Bluffton and Ossian today in the interest of the Schafer Hardware company. W. A. Warner of Decatur, Ind., has come io stay indefinitely with his brother, B. L. Warner. —Hillsdale Daily. Miss Ido Biene returned to her home in Berne this afternoon after a several days’ visit with her sister, Mrs. S. P. Hoffman. A debating contest will be held at the Decatur high school tomorrow morning at 8:30 o’clock. The public is invited. The winner will be sent as a delegate to the county debating contest to be held next month.

Mrs. Paul Relnklng spent the day <n Fort Wayne. Hatch Blackburn has returned from a visit in Fort Wayne. Mrs. George Simmers and son, Harry, went to Monmouth this morning. Mrs. Belle Johnson and Mrs. Will 0. Kist spent the day in Ft. Wayne. Mrs. Verne McGonagle and Mn. Frank Carroll were Fort Wayne visitors today. Mr. and Mrs. John Vail left last evening for Cardwell, Mo., at which place they will spend the balance of the winter, looking after business affairs. Mis Kate Mangold this morning began her duty as trained nurse at the bedside of Mrs. Milton I’arren and babe, Esther, who was born Monday, morning. The small baby of Mr. and Mrs. George Morris is seriously ill, ami suffered spasms last night. Miss Marjorie Hall is in charge as nurse.Bluffton News. Mrs. Fred Bell and son, Dick, Os Bluffton arrived in the city yesterday v for a several days’ visit with relatives, while Mr. Bell is making a business trip through the east. C. E. Albaugh and wife, of Denison, Ohio, arrived this morning for a visit with Jim A. Hendricks and other relatives. Mr. Albaugh was badly injured two months ago, when struck by a freight car, but is improving nicely now. He will recuperate here for some time.

The Erie Stone company is using at its quarry near Bluffton a huge steam shovel formerly used by the United States government in excavating for the Panama canal. The shovel has a capacity of fifteen hundred cubic yards per day, the huge shell taking five cubic yards at each bite. Fisher Ames, jr., in The Youth's Companion of February 17th, ti lls a good story of a reckless young fellow’s adventure with a bear that he suddenly aroused from its winter nap. It was well he did, too, for his ”M 4night Acquaintance" was the means of saving him from drowning. John D. Mosure, one of the old pioneers of Hartford township, died this morning at his home, three miles west of Berne, where he had spent most of his life, the length of which measures seventy-seven wears, four months and one day. Death was due to kidney trouble. He leaves five daughters and three sons, all married; his widow, two brothers and four sisters. Funeral will be held next Friday at 9 a. m„ at the house and at 10 o’clock at the Defenseless Mennonite chtircii, four miles west of Berne. —Berne Witness. The Woman’s Home Companion has been offering prices for the best definitions of optimist and pessimist and in the March issue the prize-winning definitions and several others are published. The first prize for the definition of pessimist, went to Miss D. McKelvey of Colorado ,who wrote: ' A pessimist is a man who knows ”.'.e price of everything and the value of nothing.” The first prize for the definition of optimist ment to Mrs. L. K Carter of Pennsylvania. Hep* definition follows: ‘‘An optimist is one who thinks the high cost of living is worth the price.” In carrying out its work of deepening the channel in the upper part of the Mississippi river, the government is constructing scores of wing dains out from both shore lines in order to restrict the waters and prevent a spreading of the river bed. In the past this work has been done with boats during the season of open navigation. Engineers this last winter, however, took advantage of the ice by building the dams on top of it over the shallows where access would be difficult at other times. These were built up with alternating layers of willows and rock to the required height anil, in some cases, left to drop by their own weight at the first thaw. Frequently, however, the ice has been cut around them—From the March Popular Mechanics Magazin. NOTICE. To Watkins’ patrons. I have disposed of my interests to Mr. C. R. Dunn. Those owing accounts, which are past due, are requested to send same to m<* or see me at the store of Henry Knapp, Saturday afternoons. < will duly appreciate the payment of ad accounts not yet due, as it will save me many miles of driving. Accounts may also be paid at my home where Mr. Dunn will keep his stock of goods until further notice. D. M. CUSHMAN, 35t3 304 N. Ninth St. Q_ money to loan On farms, 5 or 10 year time. Partial payments any time. m-w-s-ts ERWINS’ OFFICE. LOST —Silver mesh bag between the postoffice and North Fifth street. lished. Reason for selling, poor health. Address W. H. Stults, Wren, Ohio. 25t3 ’

THE COURT NEWS Joseph Baker, Charged With Liquor Law Violation, on Trial Before JUDGE AND JURY Special Judge Townsend is Here Today—A Case is Dismissed Today, Joseph Baker, charged with violation of liquor laws, was arraigned In court this morning and pleaded not guilty. A jury was impaneled and his trial proceeded. It will probably be concluded this evening. Prosecutor Fruchte is pushing the case for the state and Attorney Judson W. Tee'•:le is making the defense. The charge against Baker grew cut of finding of the dead body of Ves Garner several weeks ago. The charge against Baker was made by Jacob Gauze, who alleges that November 29. and divers ether times, Baker kept and operated a place where liquors were sold and given away, contrary to law. The F. Bissel company vs. The Decatur Hoop company. Demurrer to the first paragraph sustained. Exceptions by the plaintiff. Answer in seven paragraphs to the second and third paragraphs of the complaint were filed. Rule to ratify to the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh. C. J. Lutz entered appearance for Carl I. Murphy against whom a complaint for divorce was filed by Miss Beatrice Murphy. The case of A. G. Straw vs. Elijah Walters was dismissed and the costs paid. Robert Meyer filed his final report in the estate of his late son, Ralph Meyer, and this was approved and the administrator discharged. The decedent was the boy who was killed when he was caught and crushed at the quarry’ at Linn Grove, and as the assets of the estate consisted only of money collected for damages, the report was approved without the publication of notice of final settlement. A marriage license was issued to Amos Huser, born September 5. 1890, son of Joel Huser, to wed Susie Clark, born April 12, 1892. daughter of Reuben Clark. Real estate transfers: Elizabeth Hermann to Leßoy Murton, 30 acres, Preble tp., $2500; Frank M. Sullivan to John McWhirter, lot 380, Geneva. $llOO. Certificate of the election of George W. Essner, church trustee of Pleasant Valley Methodist church, was filed with County Recorder Andrew Welfley; also of the election of J. < . Grandstaff, G. W. Ruckman, George Wilfe and John D. Porter as parsonage trustees of the Decatur Methodist circuit. Attorney Townsend of Fort Wayne, special judge in the case of The Citizens’ Bank of Spencerville, Ohio, vs. M. Gerke et al., was here today for seme action in the case.

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HOME KNOWLEDGE — (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) trlct. On it she places the farm boundaries, roads and waterways, as nearly as possible in accordance with the government survey. Then the houses, mills, churches, creameries, stores, warehouses, nature’s Iteauty spots and other features arc added. As the children bring in new facts the teacher verifies them by reference to the sclibol Iwaril or to the village authorities, and gives them a place on the map or in the table of statistics. Each child In the seventh and eighth grades makes a copy. Potato maps or soil maps may be made. School children found out* that in one county in Wisconsin the women In 270 farm homes are spared the Libor and discomfort of drawing water from an icy pump In the yard on wintry mornings by having running water in their kitchens. They discovered that in 35 rural homes in the county the children practice on their own pianos. The families of 404 farmers, they found, go to church in automobiles. In 68 farm houses the kerosene lamp is superceded by electric light, and in 78 gas is utilized. The farmers in the county meet for social and business relations in 32 rural organizations. One consthcuous n\ult of the social survey is that the child lias a sound, broad basis for his studies. History, civics and geography become vitalized and visualized for him. The most important result, however, is that the boy who makes a social survey of his own district develops new standards of achievement. o o— — LOST —Silver mesh bag, containing small black purse with sl2 in bills, between postofflee and N. Fifth street, by Miss Ruth Daniels. Finder please leave at this office or call 558. Reward offered. 29t3 For Wayne & Springfield Ry. Company. TIME, TABLE. Northbound. Cars leave Decatur at 5:50, 8:30 11:30, 2:30, 5:45, 9:30; arrive at Fort Wayne at 6:53, 9:40, 12:40, 3:40, 6:55 and 10:40. Southbound. Leave Ft. Wayne at 7:00, 10:00, 1:00, 4:00. 7:30, 11:00; arrived in Decatur at S:10; 11:10; 2:10; 5.10, 8:40, 12:10 Connections are made at Fort Wayno with the Ft. Wayne & North ein Indiana Traction Co., The Toledo & Chicago Interurban Railway Com pany, The Ohio Electric, and Indiana Union Traction Company, also with the Pennsylvania, Wabash Nickle Plate, L. S. & M. S„ C. H. & D., and G. R. & L railroads. Freight Service. Freight service consists of one train each way daily; Leaving Deca tur at 8:00 a. m. and returning, leaving Fort Wayne at 12:00 a. m. This enables shippers to telephone orders and receive shipments promptly. W. H. FLEDDERJOHANN, General Manager, • • Decatur, Ind. — o~ — FOR SALE—About ten head of good feeding shoats. Reasonable prices. Inquire of Roy Runyon, Decatur, it. R. No. 3, 'phone 8-J.

YOUR FUTURE PROF. GIFFORD CLAIRVOYANT and PALMIST Ladies, this ?02 ad is g °° d for 75c on iny jB SI.OO reading or 50c to gentlemen. This offer holds good for the next two days. WHAT HE TELLS He can be consulted on all affairs of life. Gives advise on business, love, marrage, domestic affairs etc. Discribes your greatest wish, hope or desire, and how to obtain them. Business strictyl confidential. Hours 10 A, M- to 9 P. M. Now at J. H. STONE’S 215 South 2nd Street.

PUBLIC SALE

I will sell at public sale at my farm two miles south of the poor farm, or a mile and a half east of Reiffsburg, in Wells county, on Thursday, February 25, 1915, the following described property, to-wit: HORSES 19 Head: Ono pair of light bay mares, fairly mated, 6 and 7 years old, weight 1500 pounds each, both bred; one match team of bay horses, well mated, will weight 1750 lbs. each; 1 pair coming 4 year oil match mules, well mated, weigh 2200 H>s., well broke; 1 5-year-old light bay horse, will weigh 1150 pounds* broke, good double; one coming four-yem-old horse, will weight 1150 pounds, broke good single and double; one brown mare, 6 years old, will weigli 1100 pounds, broke single and double; one brown leggy mare, 5 years old, cossack bred, broke good, single and double; one brown mare, coming 4 years old, broke single and double, will weigh 1000 pounds, this is a chunk; one black mare coming 5 years old. will weigh 1200 pounds, broke good double; one coming 3 year-old black mare, will weigh 1150 lbs; one sorrel horse, two years old with white mane and tail, will weigh 1000 pounds; one coming 2-year-old driving colt; two draft colts, also sell my saddle pony, he will weigh 900 pounds, seven years old, tills is the best broke pony under the saddle in Wells county. CATTLE—IOO Head. Ono 2-year-old Holstein, foal registered No. 116486; this bull is large for his age and is well marked; one coming two-year-old Holstein bull, eligible to register, almost white; 4 Holstein heifers, coming 2 years old, will be fresh in March and April; 12 head of milch cows, some fresh, some giving milk, some will be fresh in spring; three spring heifers. 2 good Polangus bull.-;, I about 18 months old; 65 head of com ! ing yearling calves; this is a good j bunch of breeding calves, will weigh I from 400 to 800 pounds: these calve are mostly Shorthorns about tvothirds of them steers. This above bunch of cattle I have had on my farms ever since the first of Augu :t. HOGS—3O Head. Consisting of one

HOOK UP A TEAM I With one of our made-to-order Her- 'b-.' •' r.ess and you will find it fits right. ( A? looks right and is like the harness H[ ’ ’//y 1 * -. father got thirty years ago. Let us ’Ci’ 5 Drove it by making you a set io order. 11 I I fKI Our repairing and oling can’t Lc i —J a jgJf L,equaled, for price or workmanship. L/ I / A. W. TANYAS The Harness and Buggy Man. NORTH SECOND ST.

Make This Store Your Grocery Store JELLY POWDERS Make the most delicious dessert. More quantity and better quality than any other jelly dessert on the market. We’re so sure of this statement that we will give you two packages of any other brand if you do not agree with us after trying it. At Your Service. Star Grocery S.

large Hampshire male hog; 5 good Hampshire sows and the balance full pigs. SHEEP—3O Head. 27 head of good Shropshire ewes; 2 late lambs; one good Shropshire buck. FARMING IMPLEMENTS—One manure spreader, new Ideal, It is new; one new Duln hay louder; one new hay tedder. 7-foot McCormick binder in good shape; two five-foot Milwaukee mowers, one John Deere corn planter in good shape; John Deere corn plow, one Clipper corn plow, new; an Osborn disc with trailer; Hoosier grain drill; two Oliver walking breaking plows, almost new; one Syracuse riding breaking plow, ono Papeck ensilage cutter, a good corn binder, almost new.; spring-tooth harrow; combination potato planter and digger; corn sled, three old breaking plows, double shovels; three old corn plows, one Turnbull wagon in good shape; hay ladders; one new corn bed and wood rack combined; one old wagon; two or three sets of harness, DeLaval. cream separator, No. 12, in good shape; new churn, six gallon, bent wood; a good incubator, Petaluna make, 216 egg hatch; two buggies in good shape; base burner, Imperia;! fence stretchers, log chains, mud boad, 2 yard ’gravel bed, in good shape, post augers, cant hooks, and many other articles too numerous to mention. GRAIN and HAY - About 400 bushels of good oats i nt he bins; about 50 tons of hay, this hay is pure timothy, light mixed and heavy mixed; 20 bushels of white seed corn; 3 bushels of clover seed. CHICKENS and DUCKS—About 5 dozen of all kinds of chickens; 12 Indian Runner ducks. Sale commences at 10 o’clock sham. FRANK HESHER Auctioneers - Noah Frauhiger, Bluffton; Jess Michaud, Berne; Harry Bunn, Ossian. Clerks —Frank Waugh and Rufus Stauffer. 42t2