Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 104, Decatur, Adams County, 1 May 1915 — Page 3

Next Friday and Saturday We will have a FOOT SPECIALIST from Chicago at out* store, for the benefit of every one who cares to consult him. There are no charges for his services and you will not be asked to buy shoes here. He will tell you how to cure Flat Foot, Fallen Arches, Bunions, Hammer Toes, Weak Ankles, Corns and Callouses, and you can use your own judgement whether you want them cured or not. You may have a private appointment with him if you wish. BRING YOUR FOOT TROUBLES HERE NEXT FRIDAY OR SATURDAY ■ CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE. AT THE SIGN OF THE BIG SHOE

1 > ▼ V ▼“V W V WWI WV. r ’' ii WEATHER FORECAST ' * o ■Generally fair tonight and Sunday. ■ Minnie Bolton was a business visit,or in the city. ■ IL D. Myers went to Port Wayne on business yesterday. ■ Miss Lilly Gates of Wren, Ohio, was a shopper here yesterday. ■ Vera Richardson returned to Fort after a business visit here. ■ Mrs. T. 11. Moore went to Ft. Wayne |b< terday noon for visit with friends. ■Judge C. K. Mauk of Fort Wayne .Wt a business visitor here yesterday. ■Judge R. B. Dreibelbiss of Fort yß’ayne was here yesterday on busim is. ■Will Kelley of Portland, a real esHbt> man, was here yesterday on business. ■Mrs. Hazel Emery of Berne was a bi’ less visitor in the city yesterday aft ernoon. Clara Berry went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon to visit over the week-end. • ■O. L. Gaskill and Walter Hedingt. n , 01 Portland were business visitors in the city yesterday. Mdiss Gladys Myers went to Fort yesterday noon to visit with h< aunt, Mrs. J. C. Polhemus. ■Mrs. Wilbur Pool r< turned to Fort HHE;yne yesterday noon. She was acby her sister, Miss Vera E, Clark. ■ Mrs. Dan Hire and son, Robert, who have been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Battenberg returned to Fort Wayne yesterday noon.

The Home Os Quality Groceries I Good Seed Potatoes Getting I Scarce I Early Rose, bu sl.lO Green Onions 2 for 5c | Early Six Week sl-35 Rhubarb 2 for 5c | Early Cobblers sl-35 Cranberries, qt 7c K Early Ohios ~...51.35 Salt Fish, fb 7c Onion Sets 7c Cabbage 4c Ii We pay cash or trade for produce, Eggs 17c Butter 17c to 27 c M. E. HOWER North of ,G. R. & I. Depot Phone 108 gsag — — ■MOHMSi IM ■ ■■■■«■■■ ■ I IF. M. SCHIRMEYER FRENCH QUINN B President Secretary Treas. || I THE BOWERS REALTY CO. I I REAL ESTATE, BONDS, LOANS, | ABSTRACTS. The Schirmeyer Abstract Company complete AbI- street Records, Twenty years’ Experience Farms. City Property, 5 per cent. MONEY

The Hite and Jean Lutz were Fort Wayne visitors yesterday afternoon. J. W. Tickle arrived yesterday from Rockford, Ohio, for a visit over the week-end with Mrs. David Liby at Monmouth. Grace Hurst has recovered from the measles. This is the second time she has experienced the ailment, the first being in infancy. Mrs. F. M. Schirmeyer, Mrs. Burton Niblick and Mrs. F. E. France who have been wintering in Florida arrived home yesterday afternoon. X A number of Decatur people went tc Fort Wayne last evening to attend the Shriner’s doings including a banquet and a theater party to the Palace theater. The usual large crowd of semimonthly horse pien and buyers were in the city yesterday attending the horse sale of the Decatur Horse Co. The average number of good horses were offered for sale and the prices wears excellent. W. D. Fosnight of Bryant was in the city looking after some business matter. Mr. Fosnight purchased the old furniture of the former Artman & Hess case in this city and will have it shipped to Bryant where he will install it in his restaurant. Cards have been printed at the direction of County Agent Gray, for the purpose of assisting in the fighting of hog cholera in Wells county. Where the cards are used it will bo voluntary on the part of the hog raiser, for there is no law prescribing such notice of voluntary quarantine, but it is believed farmers will be glad to assist in the project as it may prevent spread of the disease in many instances. —Bluffeon News.

Owen Edwards came from Fort Wayne for a visit until Sunday evening with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Edwards. Owen has been quite ill but is recovering nicely and will get along all right. A car load of fish from the government hatcheries has arrived at Celina and they will be placed in the Grand Reservoir. The consignment included perch, black bass and rock bass. They were of good size and many of the fish will spawn this season. Bids on the 16,000 cars for the Pennsylvania Railroad Lines will go in about the middle of this month. The Pennsylvania Lines West has sent out inquiries for fifty locomotives. The engines for the Lines East will be constructed in the road’s shops at Altoona. Maybe after all th’ dye stuff is used up in this country we kin git a purty fair idea o’ th’ ages o’ some o’ our policemen. “How fer Is Columbus?” asked an unibreller mender t’day. “Oh, about twenty miles as th’ Ford flies,” replied Constable Newt Plum. — Abe Martin, The last will and testament of the late David M. Craig, who died at his home in Ossian a few days ago, was probated in circuit court today. Several special bequests are made, but the bulk of the property goes to the granddaughter, Mary Craig Deani. The real estate has a probable value of SI,OOO and the personal property I?,000.

An old army officer who possesses the ability to look into the future and appreciate the country’s needs, comments upon the Boy Scouts as fellows “Those who aid the movement need not think they are doing any particular individual a favor, for they are merely doing their duty to the youth of the land. Every public spirited citizen is .interested in the future of the country and any money or time expended in the interest of the Boy Scouts is in interest of the country and its future.” The recent rulling the state board of accounts that no cities in Indiana may hereafter make contributions by appropriation of the city council for street fairs, conventions, and meetings of various kinds as many cities have done in the past, has no effect on the appropriation which the city council may make to a City Band. There is a special statute governing the appropriation for bands and any amount may be appropriated up to $1,200 for the support of such an organization. What he thought was ashes from old logs having been burned years ago on his farm has proved to -be worth a large fortune to John R. Hartzell, of New Haven, well known in Masonic circles. Some time ago Agricultural Agent C. Henry visited the Hartzell farm and noticed the pesuliar color of the soil. Ho took a small portion of it and had it tested and found that the lime existed in large quantities. It is believed that the discovery is 'worth half a million dollars to the owner and a great deal to the county from a standpoint of fertilization .for the farms. (’. D. Murray was here last evening from Lake Wawasee where he is conducting a hotel during the summer. The hotel is well located and has already become self supporting though the season has not opened yet. The hotel has gained a reputation for splendid meals and it is expected that the business will be more than they can take care of during the summer months. However the Murrays will be glad to arrange for Decatur people whenever they are given the chance. The lake is one of the best in the middle west, is the largest in the state and noted for good fishing. Mr. Murray brought home forty pounds of bass which he distributed among his friends. The “wet” forces are jubilant over the result of the "wet” meeting held in the circuit court room at Hartford City Wednesday evening when Chas. A. Windle, editor of Brann’s Iconoclast a convincing address. The 1 wet” forces claim that the “dry" forces endeavored to “pack” the court room with “dry” sympathizers for the purpose of keeping ‘'wet” voters out and to annoy the speaker. The “wet” leaders allege that they have amply evidence that an organized effort was made by the "drys” to urge women and children to go early and occupy the seats in the court room. The “drys” not only had a number of their followers present as the “wets” allege but at the conclusion of Windle's address an attempt was made to answer him by Rev. E. E. Trippeer. The “wet” forces aim a complete and satisfactory victory as a result of the minister’s attempt to in. et Windle in dabate. Before Windle had half finished answering the minister's reply Rev. Trippeer followed by the “dry” sympathizers, both men and women, had hurried from the court room and the meeting had been broken up by their departure.

WRECK ON ERIE A Blight wreck occurred on the Eric this morning when two cars of a freight left the track at Ohio City. The west bound passenger, due here at eleven o’clock was delayed several hours. o GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER Frankfort, Ind., May I,—(Special to Bally Democrat)—Wm. H. McCoy, 32, was today found guilty of voluntary manslaughter. He was sentenced to serve from 2 to 21 years In prison. He killed his wife and John Byerley, December 1, 1915 when he found them together in his home. The jury deliberated 15 hours. McCoy was recently freed of the charge of killing his wife when he pleaded temporary insanity. o BEGINS WORK TODAY J. E. Anderson began work this morning as bookkeeper for the Smith &. Bell office, succeeding John Kiracote who resigned to enter the ministerial field. Mr. Anderson has served for many years as agent for the Erie rialijoad, being located in this city for four yearsX Division Agent A. R. Pearman is in charge of the local duties at the Erie here until the new agent, O. H. O’Dell is appointed. eOPEN UNTIL TEN TONIGHT The corset demonstration which has been in progress at the Gass & Meibers store for three days will continue tonight until ten o’clock. The demonstration has been a complete success and scores of ladies have taken advantage of this opportunity to secure fittings. Ladies desiring to be fitted this evening may reserve any time desired by telephoning the store.

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TIME EXTENDED UNTIL 10: O’CLOCK TONIGHT 1 — ■ ——ll—■!— ■■■———— —— Our corset demonstration has been a wonder- Ow ful success. Miss Treasurer, the expert corset- \ /f > iere, has been busy for three days and owing to ( T' the fact that so many have not had an opportun- 'j \ ity to call, we have decided to continue the dem- M k m Iv-.ji / onstration until ten o’clock this evening. This p I. t j ! is your opportunity to be fitted to a corset free of Ki ■ J r"j I 1 f j * charge. Telephone to us and make an engagement for any hour this evening and we will save J $ Q ’ that time for you. “‘.U V/S , \ J La Princesse Corsets V)■ k\ $3.00 and upwards. JJ» Henderson Corsets | A SI.OO and upwards, g) Gass <& Meibers

FOR SALE —Modern home near business section of city, nine large rooms well arranged, bath furnace, good cement cistern. Enquire of A. D. Suttles. at Old Adams Counyt Bank. lOltf WANTED —An energetic, conscientious Lady Representative. Experience not totally essential. Work among your friends. Necessary articles used extensively in every home. FOR SALE—at 223 N. 10th. St. one wood or coal range, kitchen cabinet side-board, center-stand, 2 rockers, sofa, 2 sets springs and 2 beds.ln good condition. Priced reasonable. 101t3

**** * * * * PLENTY OF MONEY * * TO * * LOAN * * AT LOW INTEREST * * SCHURGER’S * * ABSTRACT OFFICE * FOR SALE —Eighteen room rooming house, 2 baths and large dining room. Hot water heat, good location. Lovely home for widower or couple. We wish to leave the city. Address "The Home,” 202-204 West i Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne, In- | (liana. 103t2

DENTISTS HALF- HOLIDAY Beginning with May Ist. all the dentol offices will be closed on Wednesday afternoon of every week until further notice. Dr. Roy Archbold. Dr. Fred Patterson. Dr. Burt Mangold. Dr. J. Q. Neptune. 101t6 o Are you plastering or papering? Let us figure on your lighing changes. Lawrence Electrical Co. 103t3 WANTED —Cook at the Erie restaurant. Lady preferred. 90t3