Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 137, Decatur, Adams County, 9 June 1915 — Page 3

1 Girls Tell us that this ‘‘Dollie Dimple” style pump is the neatest creation they have seen anywhere. We have’nt been able to keep up with the Demand for them but we are promised plenty to-morrow. Get Yours. Growing Girls $2.50 Misses - - $2.00 Childs - - $1.75 CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE AT THE SIGN OF THE BIG SHOE

WEATHER FORECAST | .*•••♦♦»**•***♦♦♦»♦**'**•♦*•♦♦*♦♦*«•*••»*•*•♦*♦*** Partly cloudy tonight. Thursday warmer. Jesse O. Smith of Fort Wayne was a visitor here yesterday. Samuel Simison of Berne was a business visitor here yesterday. Miss Amanda Scheumann of St. John's teas a shopper here yesterday. Ralph Moser returned from Greencastle, where he has been attending DePaiiw university. Miss Tillie Wallert returned to Ft. Wayne after a visit here with the George Weber family. Miss Mary Hendricks and I. W. Archer attended the show in Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon. Herbert Ehinger and Jesse Selletneyer saw the 101 ranch show at Fort Wayne. Mrs. Henry Fuller of Hammond arrived for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Adda Simcoke, and her sisters, Mr». Frank Smith and Mrs. Walter Kauffman. A total of 71.507.25 is offered in premiums and prizes in connection with the Indiana state fair to be held in Indianapolis during the week of September 6. Mrs. Robert Schwartz and three children of Champaign. 111., are here visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Brunnegraff, and other relatives for a week. Mrs. Fred Scheumann left yesterday afternoon for Fort Wayne and today will go to Midland. Mich., to visit with her sisters, Mrs. Charles Hockemeyer and Mrs. Henry Doehrman.

(he Home Os Quality Groceries! imiTi i -nun iw or r~~~"~ CLEANING HOUSE? LET US HELP YOU WITH Bonami Brick 10c Lye 10c, 3 for 25c Bonami Powdered 10c Washee Wafers 10c Pride of’the Kitchen 5c Vine-0 25c Sopolio 10c Carpet Beaters 10c Dutch Cleanser 10c Scrub Brushes 13c Porter’s Delight 5c Whisk Brooms 10c Ammonia 10c Fly Swatters 10c Brooms, Mops, Soaps, Borax, Soap Chip. We pay cash or trade for produce, Eggs 16c Butter 15c to 21c M. E. HOWER Nerth of G. R. & I. Depot Phone 108 Bl F. M. SCHIRMEYER FRENCH QUINN § i President „ Secretary Treas. I I THE BOWERS REALTY CO. I t REAL ESTATE, BONDS, LOANS, I ABSTRACTS fl The Schirmeyer Abstract Company complete Ab- I I stract Records, Twenty years’ Experience Farms, City Property, 5 per cent. MONEY

I Mrs. D. V. Steefc spent the day in Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Steele and son, (t Ervin, spent the day in Fort Wayne. y Mrs. C. L. Meibers and Mrs. Anna Droppieman went to Fort Wayne today. 3 Charles Spencer of Fort Wayne is here today attending to business affairs. 1 Amos Biggs and son, Alfred, went to WilHams this morning to visit with the former's father. Mrs. W. A. Hamrick and son, Harry, Mr. and Mrs. Reason Shafer and grandson, Oliver, spent the day in Ft. Wayne. Tile Zion’s Lutheran congregation will have a picnic next Sunday afternoon at the St. John’s grove north ■ of the city. The next big event in automobile racing is the 500-mile race on June 19. at the new track which has just been completed at Chicago. Prizes aggregating $54,000 are offered. Tli’ saw mill has secured Bud Pusey t’ fill th’ position t’ be made vacant by th' resignation of Art Bivins, who has decided t’ marry an’ settle-down. You don’t have t’ be kind hearted t’ gjve rhubarb away.—Abe Martin. A. S. Abbott was in Bluffton from Craigvllle this afternoon, and announced that be had decided to move with his family onto the farm he acquired recently in Allen county, north Fort Wayne.—Bluffton Banner. Charles Murray and son, Harold, of Lake Wawasee motored here today and visited with friends and looked after business affairs. They report as doing a flourishing business at their hotel, and that fishing is excellent.

Reuben Baxter Monmouth was a shopper here today. Audrey Rawls changed cars here enroute home to Angola from Newcastle, Penna, City Mall Carrier W. R. Dorwin will return today from Rome City, where he lias spent several days. Substitute Carrier Omer Butler was working In his stead. The Misses Gladys McMillen, Lucile White and Fanny Cowan have returned to Angola to school after spending several days' vacation r.t their homes here. Tony Hackman, Glen Neptune, Raymond Harting and Bernard Brake motored to Fort Wayne and saw Jesse - Willard with the 101 Ranch Wild t West show last evening. ‘ Arthur Kleinhenz and George Krick have returned from St. Rose, Ohio, where they attended the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. Polskamp, who the sister of their father, the late J. W. Kleinhenz. J. G. Niblick took a load of his friends, including C. S. Niblick, Nick Miller and John Myers of the Hotel Murray to Fort Wayne last evening in his National, to attend the 101 wild west show. , Mrs. Wash Gilpin, Mr. and Mrs. Ed | Beery and children left this morning for Jackson, where they will make their future home. They resided until recently at Warren, where they were in business, recently disposing of that. After his horse had kicked him in the head and otherwise shown an ugly disposition, Jesse Riddle of Columbia City, appeared before the human officer and asked permission to kick the animal in return for the injury inflicted upon him, G. S. Leininger and three sons, changed cars here enroute to Columbia City from Rockford, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tewers returned to Fort Clinton, Ohio, this noon after a visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Tewers. Lew G. Ellingham and W. H. Voll‘mer, former secretary of state and state treasurer, will leave Indianapolis tomorrow for Arkansas, where they will attend to business matters for the state insurance department, the work requiring about a week or ten day. C. D. Murray and son, Harold, drove through from Lake Wawasee this morning, leaving there rt 4 a. <l. and arriving here at 8.- They brought along a bucket of fresh lake bass and made many of their friends happy. 'They are enjoying the season at the lake and are getting along fine. The funeral of Senator E. M. Rinear this afternoon was one of the largest held in Bluffton in a long time, and a number of noted persons from over the state were in attendance, since Senator Rinear was prominent in the last legislature. The services were held at 2 p. m. at the M. E. church. The firemen at their meeting last evening began preparations to enter the hose laying contest at the meeting of the volunteer fire departments at Union City this month. They have written to the officers of the association at Union City to see if a prize is offered for a contest of this kind. —Bluffton News. The six o’clock extra, put out by the Daily Democrat last evening, giving an account of the resignation of W. J. Bryan from President Wilson’s cabinet, was surely appreciated by the hundreds of anxious readers who flocked to the newsies to buy them. The boys sold several hundred of the extras on the street within a few minutes. Henry, five-year-old son<of Harmon Drewes, near Ridgeville, was badly mutilated by a sow when he entered the pen to see its little pigs. An ear and the flesh on an arm were torn off and his head lacerated in several places. He was rescued by his father, who was summoned by Henry's six-year-old sister, who escaped the beast’s fury. Yesterday was a delightful June day for the Pythian Needle club when thirty ladies met at the K. of P. home and were entertained by Mesdames S. E. Shamp, Fred Fruchte and Frank Carroll, in a delightful way. After the social time with the sewing, a two-course luncheon was served in the dining room. The menu included hot rolls, cottage cheose, pickles, veal loaf, strawberries with whipped cream, cake and coffee. As a recognition of his good work as county agricultural agent, the county board of education at its meeting yesterday increased the salary of Harry Gray SIOO a year making ( it $1,600 annually. Half of this sum ’s paid by the county and the other half by the state of Indiana. Mr. Gray commenced Ms duties here last August and he has been very successful in his work. By his re-election yesterday he serves until one year from the first of next August.—Blufttcn i Banner. _ J

i INSTALLS PICTURE SHOW a John Stark, one of the proprietors . of the Rex moving picture theater < f this city, left this afternoon for WinB che\er, where he lias secured a lease on the Irvin theater and will ' Install an up-to-date "movie" and vaudeville house. The Irvin theater is one of the finest play houses in the state for a town of that size and Mr. Stark will run a strictly high class show. He will _ have active r charge of that theatera. Mrs. Kirchner bin partner in the Rex theater, w’JI remain in this city and take charge ' of the local theater. 0 A TENNIS MATCH. i A tennis war is being waged at the ; south side tennis court this afternoon, , beginning at one o’clock, between ] Bluffton and Decatur business and , professional men. Several of the Bluffton men have defeated state champions, so the Decatur boys are not hoping too greatly. The Decatur boys include Hugh Hite, Dr. Burt ' Mangold, Dr. C. R. Weaver and E. D. Engeler. • o SELLS PINE FARM. George Bright was in town today : closing the contract for the sale of I his fine forty-acre farm in Kirkland township to Gus Yake. The farm froght S2OO an acre. o For Wayne & Springfield Ry. Company. TIME TABLE. Northbound. Cars leave Decatur at 6:60, 8:30 11:30, 2:30, 6:45, 0:30; arrive at Fort Wayne at 6:53, 9:40, 12:40, 3:40, 6:65 *nd 10:40. Southbound. Leave Ft. Wayne at 7:00,10:00, 1:00, 4:00, 7:30, 11:00; arrived in Decatur at 8:10; 11:10; 2:10; 6.10, 8:40, 12:10 Connections are made at Fort Wayne with the Ft. Wayne & North era Indiana Traction Co., The Toledo & Chicago Interurban Railway Com pany, The Ohio Electric, and Indiana Union Traction Company; also witl the Pennsylvania, Wabash Nickle Plate, L. S. & M. 8., C. H. & D„ and G. R. & I. railroads. Freight Service. Freight service consists of on< train each way dally; Leaving Deca tur at 7:00 a. m. and returning, leaving Fort Wayne at 12:00 a. m. This enables shippers to telephone orders and receive shipments promptly. W. H. FLEDDERJOH ANN, General Manager, • ■ Decatur, Ind. o NOTICE. The annual meeting of the German Mutual Fire Insurance Company of , Preble township will be Saturday afternoon at 1 o’clock, June 5, at the Friedheim school house. All members should be present. WILLIAM GALLMEYER, President. I HERMAN REESE, Secretary. f-m-thr BOARD AND LODGING. Splendid rooms; excellent board; electric lights; telephone and bath. 632 No. 2nd St.; telephone 758. ts. ■ ■ —o FOR SALE. Rose Comber Rhode Island Red eggs for hatching, 3c and 5c a piece. J. P. SMITH, 85-t-t-s-2wks Preble, Ind. ■ —o Late cabbage plants for 25c per hundred at L. T. Brokaw’s. 131t6

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MUCH BETTER CLOTHES AT LESS COST > You’ll enjoy paying us a visit. Jm' 7Si m | for you 11 learn a lot about Klf Jf. W clothes. You’ll find we’ll save you money. Our _ suits guaranteed. Prices sl2 to $25. |g| • 1 Come in and see our dis- I / II play of woolens. We’ll ' 4 II make a suit to your I measure and guarantee IMIvM | a fit for $16.50 and up. w I " Big line of shirts and underwear. A NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY 0 A.B.K. Co., IJlfc , TEEPLE, BRANDYBERRY 4 PETERSON r ~ — I _ ... —"H I. I I)

DOUBLE RELATIONSHIP. Mrs. Anna Laman Williams went to Monroeville to attend the funeral of her cousin, Joe Marquardt, the Monroeville rural mail carrier, who was instantly killed when a Pennsylvania train struck his wagon. Mr. Marquart was the son of the triplet brother of Mrs. Williams’ father, and his mother was also a sister oi Mrs. Williams's mother. Mrs Al Steele, whose first husband was a Marquardt, the cousinship to Mis. Williams being thus double. o MEL BUTLER WILL LEAD. Mel Butler will lead at the prayer meeting to be held tonighk, at seven thirty o'clock at the Methodist church. o WOODMEN MEET TONIGHT A special meeting of the Woodmen lodge will be held this evening at the ledge room to arrange for the funeral of Brother Ben E. Rice. o — EXCHANGE—CIepr Arkansas farms for trade. —W. H. Beach, Leslie. Arkansas. It

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Thursday, Friday and Saturday -JUNE 10,11 and 12th—--51.48 For 150 pairs Ladies $3.00 low shoes Sizes to 7. 39c For 150 pairs of childrens slippers, sizes sto 11, These are bargains you cannot afford to miss. C. H. ELZEY. OPP. COURT HOUSE.