Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 143, Decatur, Adams County, 16 June 1915 — Page 3

f iSr \ C<najj>rtSli«« THIS GLOVE FITTING HOSPITAL SUPPER has been sold to hundreds of ladies in Decatur and vicinity who believe in being up and doing, who want to save every minute possible during the dav, who above all demand foot comfort. Flexible belting soles, rubber heels to take off the jar in walking and goreing at the sides making them easy on and easy off. 'ther Styles with plain toes or straight tips. $1.75 CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE AT THE SIGN OF THE BIG SHOE

WEATHER FORECAST [ 'ttiiiittMJtiititiSiHittiixStrtJttiiiiStixtiit • Showers tonight. Thursday lair. No woman should dance who weighs over 150 pounds. If a man loves his wife how does he get rid of a grouch? N. O. Saxton of the east was a business visitor in the city today. Don't join a little group of serious thinkers and neglect your regular work. Try not to let yourself become old and you will add several years to yo'ir existence. . While a man usually subscribes for several different papers, he relies upon his wife for the Real News. A». certain woman is a "worker,”, and so when she is especially nice to someone, people ask, “What is she up to now?” If a woman who is inclined to be complimentary to everyone is popular she is called “tactful,” but if she is not very well liked she is called "politic.” An engaged man is frequently henpecked, but/it conies at a time when he hasn't sense enough to run away. Mrs. H. H. McGill of Wren, Ohio, is here visiting until tomorrow with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. fl. Porter. Anna Latnan-Wfiliams. of Battle Creek, Michigan, who has been here nearly three weeks attending to improvements on her residence, left this afternoon for Fort Wayne from which place she will return home. She will be accompanied by Mrs. Allie A. Myers who will spend the summer with her.

The Home Os Quality Groceries Extra Quality Old Potatoes, 50c Fancy Head Rice, tt> 10c Extra Fancy Japan Rice, .......... „7’/,c Hand Picked Navy Beans, rt> 7c California Lima Beans, 10c Scotch Dry Peas Salt Fish 7c Strawberries, Oranges, Bananas, Lemons, Pineapples, Cucumbers. We pay cash or trade for produce, Eggs 15c Butter 15c to 21c M. E. HOWER North of G. R. & I. Depot Phone 108 IF. M. SCHIRMEYER FRENCH QUINN | 'President Secretary Treas. B | THE BOWERS' REALTY CO. | REAL ESTATE, BONDS, LOANS, f ABSTRACTS . II The Schirmeyer Abstract Company complete Ab- It F stract Records, Twenty years’ Experience g Farms, City Property, 5 per cent. g MONEY

Every holiday makes an additional : blue Monday. Attorney A. L. Sharpe of Bluffton was here today on business. Walter Cook of Fort Wayne was a business visitor in the city today. Harvey Sawyer of Fort Wayne was a business visitor in the city today. Mr. and Mrs. Jesso' A. Swartz went to Fort Wayne this morning for a visit. Charles Schug of Berne was transacting business affairs in this city today. Mrs. David Gerber who fell and was injured recently was able to be up to day and is recovering. Miss Mabel Corbett of the Morris five and ten cent store is off duty today on account of illness. Mrs. Wilson Lee accompanied h°r mother, Mrs. Sarah Laman to Fort Wayne today where Mrs. Laman will visit. A number of tennis players from Geneva arrived in this city this afternoon and engaged the local champions in n series of games on the clubs court?. You kin buy any feller fer what he's really worth while he’s gittin’ used t' a new straw hat. Th' farmer gits about ever'thing that’s cornin’ t’ him, includin’ th' plowshare. —Abe Martin. The Misses Virginia and Aldine Goecke, nieces of L. F. Schroeder, tse German Reliable medicine man, returned to their home at Fort Wayne today after a few days in the city with their uncle. Mr. and Mrs. f. L. Ireland and son, Bryan of Van Wert, Ohio, motored her today. Bryan was a former base ball player well known here. He has just returned from the year’s study at the university of Pennsylvania.

Bob Meibers went to Rome City. Dan Sprang was a Fort Wayne visitor today, Mrs. F. M Frnn/ A went to Fort Wayne today noon. F. M, Schirmeyer is looking after business in the south for a few days. The Misses Louisa and Ida Reiter of St. Johns were shoppers here today. Remetnlter to attend the “reversible" social at the M. E. church Friday evening. Be sure to go to the Epworth League reversible social next Friday evening at the M. E. church. It is estimated that the Pennsylvania railroad company loses $2,290 per day in damage and lost shipments. Mrs. EJi Girod, and son, Robert Gordon, went to Hoagland today noon to visit with her sister Mrs. D. L. Barkley. Fred Dolph, the Chicago railroad man, is here today to look after business pertaining to the extension of the traction line. Rev. Stephenson and family have gone to Rome City, where they are occupying the Bowers cottage for a short summer vacation. Miss Deborah Andrews was accompanied to Fort Wayne today noon by her niece and nephew, Mary Chronister and Robert Baker. Marsh Burdge is erecting a garage on his property on Mercer Avenue in which to house the For<j auto that he purchased a short time tgo. There will be just lots and lots of fun at the "reversible” social at the Methodist church next Friday. The Epworth league is giving it. Com«. Dick Heller assisted Deputy Surveyor Dick Boch in running off a ditch in French township today, serving as rod carrier. They took dinner with Trustee Joseph Graber. Free Frisinger and Jack Mothers ar advertising the races to be given at Steele’s park on Monday, July 5. when S3OO in prizes will be given for horse and motorcycle events. Wilson Miller of Fort Wayne, who is quite ill of typhoid fever, was not so well yesterday, according to a card received here, by relatives. It is thought, however, that he will live. Come to Decatur next week and take advantage of the big three days’ special sale, participated in by fifty of the live merchants of this city. You will meet friends here from all over this section. The work of selling the chautauqua tickets will begin soon, under direction of the ladies of the Civic Improvement society, who are to secure the profits this year. The program is said to be the best ever offered. A novel way of raising church funds has been originated in a western state. Forty acres of land has been rented, the church will donate the labor and seed and the proceeds will go to swell the church funds. There are twenty-four Methodist Episcopal churches in the United States reporting a membership < f more than 1,500 each. Calvaiy church, New York, leads with 2,600 members and the First church, Los Angeles, is second, with a total membership of 2,400. Dr. A. Hamilton, of Fort Wayne, was the guest of Dr. D. D. Clark today, being called here in consultation cn an important case. Dr. Hamilton is an expert internal doctor and returned last fall from a several years trip abroad during which time he took special instructions under the greatest physicians of Europe. Mrs. J. H. Judkins, wife of Mayor Judkins, of Delphos, is dead after a brief illness of heart trouble. The deceased, who was fifty-five years of age. was the mother of Clarence C. Judkins. The other children surviving her are Orlo Judkins, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Marion Judkins of Delphos; Misses Anna and Nellie, at home. The contract for supplying the automobile license numbers for next year in Indiana has been let to a St. Louis firm. The plates are to co it 19% cents a pair, or 4 cents less than paid for the 1915 numbers. The contract calls for 90,000 and as mentioned before they will be black and white. The lower price this year will represent a saving of $3,600. In the July Woman's Home Companion Cora Farmer Perkins, cookery editor of that publication, devotes a page to hot weather menus. She tells as follows how to make uncooked summer fundge: “Cut one half pound dipping chocolate in pieces, set saucepan in larger saucepan of boiling jivater and let stand until melted. n eat two eggs until thick and add one cupful of powdered sugar gradually, while beating constantly. All to melted chocolate, and when well blended add one teaspoonful vanila, a few grains salt, twothirds cupful of English walnut meats, broken in pieces, and one-third cupful glaced cherries, cut in. pieces. aud let stand to set. Cut in cubes and pile cn a dish.”

COMMISSIONERS' ALLOWANCES. Citizens’ Tel. Co., clerk sup...s 1.86 Ferdinand Bleeke, do 5.H0 i. ri. Haitzeil, auditor Hup.... 4.05 Cfizeaa’ Tel. Co., do 1.60 Do, Trees. Sup 2.10 W. J. ArcblHild. do 11.92 Evening Herald, do 4.80 Citizens' Tel. Co. Rec. supp.... 1.71 Remington Typewriter Co., do 9.60 Ed Green, board hill 98.80 Citizens’ Tel. Co., sheriff Exp.. 3.31 Smith. Yager & Falk, Sur. Exp. 5.35 Clausmler & Archer, do 2.50 Burford, by Democrat, do 3.10 Kirsch & Sellemeyer, do 9.25 E. L. Carroll * Son, do 4.00 Decatur Igrt. * Power Pit., do.. 4.80 Citizens' Tel. Co., do 7.66 Phil L. Macklin, do 5.00 E. S. Christen, Co. Supt., sal... 117.00 Kiger & Co., Exp. do 1.30 Burford, by Democrat, do 3.00 Citizens’ Tel. Co., do 2.25 M. J. Wertzberger, do 8.50 E. S. Christen, do 7.90 E. M. Christen, deputy 36.00 Wm. Frazier, Assess., salary.. 70.00 Do, expenses 4.75 Burford, by Democrat, do .... 1.75 D. D. Clark, coroner's inquest.. 23.20 J. C. Grandstaff, Co. health com., salary and expenses 31.80 Henry B. Heller, Co. Atty., sal. 50.00 Henry B. Heller, expenses .... 25.00 J. H. Steele. Att. Oil'., salary.. 22.00 W. H. Miller, do 8.00 R. K. Fleming, Assess, Root tp, 170.00 M. J. Fleming, do 50.50 Geo. Schieferstein, do 72.00 Edw. Gallmeyer, Preble tp„ do 164.00 Jas. D. Brown, Kirkland, tp.. do 147.50 John W. Brown, do 38.00 A. H. Sellemeyer. Wash. tp. .. 124.00 John B. Holt house. d<> 130.00 John Christen, do 40.30 Albert Spuhler, do 110.00 Thompson Noll, do 80.00 Page Blackburn, do 120.00 Wm. Blackburn, do 205.00 H. D. Roop. St. Mary’s, d 0.... 126.00 D. B. Roop, do 160.90 'Geo. Dillinger, Blue Creek, do. 62.00 Willis H. do 135.00 ,1. G. Kerr. Monroe tp., do 162.50 Robt. Schwartz, do 134.00 Syiven Tonner, French tp., do . 60.00 John Tonner, do 150.00 Jos. E. Eckrote, Hartford tp. do 170.00 Peter D. Kizer, do 130.00 Geo. E. Fink, Wabash tp., do .. 165.00 Silas Sprunger, do 156.00 Henry Dickerson, do 12.00 B. F. Green, do 12.00 M. E. Hutton, do 10.00 S. J. Fogle. Jefferson tp.. do .. 150.00 Ida C. Fogle, do 64.00 Gay. Zwick & Myers, bur. poor 35.00 M. Fullenkamp, poor. Wash, tp 3.05 Do 1-00 W. E. Smith, do 50.00 Do 15.00 Do 10.00 C. S. Clark, do 10.30 Geo. I. Davis, do, St. Mary’s... 1-50 .Do 1-50 ’Dr. M. F. Parrish, do, Monroe.. 11.50 Do 6.30 Do 1 2 - 00 Philip Summers, Ct. H. dawn.. 100 .P. J. Hyland. Ct. H. 82.05 J. D. Stults, custodian, do .... 75.00 Runyon. Engeler Co., Ct. H. ex. .85 W. G. Nagal Elec. Co., do 93.30 •Decatur Light & Power Pit, do 33.35 ■Smith, Yager & »Falk. do 3.05 E. L. Carroll & Son. do 260.35 P. J. Hyland. Co. jail, expense. 10.35 Smith. Yager & Falk, do 72.58 L. D. Jacobs, do. janitor 20.00 Dr. M. F. Parrish, physician at -. jail and infirmary 75.00 Kirsch. Sellemeyer & Sons, jail 1.60 Lawrence Electric Co., do .... 5.25 Beavers & Atz, do 600 Gaffer & Wilhelm, do 74.n0 Indiana Lighting Co., do 6.50 .Associated Mfg Co., do 14.75 E. L. Carroll & Son, do 8.00 Decatur Light & Power pit., do 18.75 ■Citizens’ Tel Co., do -1-10 O. H. Miller, Co. farm, care of grounds Clarence I/ifountaine, labor, do ✓ 30.00 Anna Smith, do COO Emmet Laughlin, do 25.00 Laura Meshberger. do 25.00 Elizabeth Wagoner, do 100 Marv Laughlin, do 15.00 Henry Schlegel, do l-oO Martin Laughlin, do LoO.OO Runyon. Engeler, supplies, do. 23.67 Rev. L. C. Hessert. exp., do ... 4.00 W. B. Martin, maintenance, do 1.7a E. L. Carroll & Sons, supp., do 3.95 Citizens’ Tel. Co., do 1-50 Frank McConnell, do 7.-8 Rev. Benj. Borton, exp., do .... 4.00 O. Helfer, do • *6O •Lewis Corbin, maintenance, do 3-.00 .Krick. Tyndall So., supplies... 16.01 Chas. F. Steele & Co., do 2.15 Standard Oil Co., do 3.90 Smith, Yager & Falk, do 69.4 < Delaware Children's Home, Rome Children’s Gdn 55.65 Do, care of children 65.10 M. J. Scherer, burial of poor .. 71.»o Dr M. F. Parrish, Bd. Ch. Gd.. 72.50 M. J. Scherer, burial soldier’s no w 50.00 Decatur Herald, advertising ... 16.75 Decatur Democrat Co., do .... 19’ R. L. Longshore, bridges l.>>»' Phil L. Macklin, do ...... 20.00 Chas. Voglewede. Comp. Edu.. 4.00 L. W. Carter, do Wy’ J. A. Long * Co., do ■’' Myers, Dailey Co., do kirsch, Sellemeyer & Co., repair bridges • ■ John Yoder, bridge plank .... M Fullenkamp. Bd. Ch. Gd.. ex. 3.50 Dr J- M. Miller, do Ij* lewis Fruchte. do Jim A. Hendricks, hghy. supt.. -060 Fred Ostermeyer, turnpike .. • • ™* H. f. Reinking, do 374.70 j. o. Winans, do „ J. C. Augliburger. do 1«»A. p. DUer. do Jacob Mitch, do ; u j M- Ehrsam, do ;4 Geo. Fink do A. M. Ringwait. S. Bowers road 15.00 Henry Yake. do Simeon Bowers, do Frank Spade, do -• U. r Niblick, do Jacob Om-or do ‘ Freak Brelner. do

Geo. Squires, do 2.00 Wm. Elirman, do 2.00 Phil L. Macklin, do 40.00 EH Pfister, do 2.00 Clay Engle, do 2.00 Frank Spade, do 2.00 Homer Andrews, do 2.00 Dick BOch. do 45.00 Do ’ 5.00 A. M. Ringwait, F Hoile road.. 5.00 Phil L. Macklin, do 18.00 Dick Boch, do 10..10 Louis Berger, do 2.00 Peterson & Moran, aney road.. 50.00 Decatur Democrat Co., do ..... 30.10 Christ Helmerfeh, do 2.00 A. M. Ringwalt, do 10.00 Christ Roth, do 4.00 Dan Hoffman, do 10.00 Phil L. Macklin, do 40.00 Albert Reppert, do 0.00 Dick Boch, do fi.oo Christ Beer do 10.00 Dick Boch. do 35.30 I. F. Yaney, do 2.00 Ben Fischer, do 2.00 Amos Stoneburner, do 2.00 Phil L. Macklin, J. K. Yoder Rd 10.00 Geo. Smitley, do 2.00 Harry Meshberger, do 2.00 John Eicher, do 2.00 Dick Boch, do 10.00 Peterson & Moran, do 50.00 Harry Meshberger, do 2.00 Dick Boch, Emil Brunner road. 5.00 Phil L. Macklin, do 10.00 R. L. Longshore, do 10.30 A. M. Ringwait. Mt. Tabor Rd. 5.00 R. L. Longshore, do 10.00 Phil L. Macklin, do 5.00 Phil L. Macklin, do / 5.00 A. M. Ringwait. D. & M. Ex. 6. 30.00 Wm. Schamerloh. do 34.00 R. L. Longshore, ( |o 20 00 Wm. Schamerloh, do 32.00 Dick Boch. do 5.00 Phil L. Macklin, do 20.00 Dick Boch. O. Jackson road> .. 20.00 R. L. Longshore, do 20.00 A. M. Ringwait, do 15.00 Wm. Biggs, do 2.00 Phil L. Macklin, do 15.00 Dick Bock. C. Patton road .... 20.00 R. L. Longshore, do 20.00 A. M. Ringwait, do 25.00 Phil L. Macklin, do 15.00 Dick Boch, Hessler road 15.00 Phil L. Macklin, do 10.00 A. M. Ringwait, Schrank road. . 5.00 R. L. Ijongshire. do 15.00 Phil L. Macklin, do 10.00 Dick Boch, do 5.00 Dick Boch, Krueekeberg road.. 5.00 Dore B. Erwin, do 50.00 A. M. Ringwait, do 5.00 Phil L. Macklin. Harlow road.. 10.00 R. L. Longshore, do 10.00 Dick Boch. Fuhrman road .... 25.00 A. M. Ringwait, do 25.00 J. A. Fuhrman, do 7.00 Chris Musser, do 2.00 Phil L. Macklin, do 5.00 R. L. Longshore, Sellemeyer rd. 15.00 Dick Boch. do 5.00 A. M. Ringwait, Lose goad .... 10.00 R. L. Longshire, do 10.00 Dick Boch. do 5.00 Do. Daivd Depp Road 10.00 A. M. Ringwait, do 5.00 Peterson * Moran Smith road 50.00 E<i Green. Appleman road .... 5-65 Decatur Democrat Co., do ... 23.72 Dore B. Erwin. Thieme road.. 50.00 Do, Wolfe road 50.00 Do. Bienz road 50.00 Do. Fred Thieme road 50.00 R. L. Jxmgsliore. Tinkhani road 10.00 E. S. Howard. Reppert road . . 30.00 Decatur Democrat Co., Bollenbacher road Star Pub. Co. 2.40 L. D. Jacobs, do *- t>o Otto Bleeke. Schamerloh road. 2.30 | Homer Faust, Jsch road 165.00 Benevolent Institution of state, benevolent institution X 131.00 Fremont Bowers, assessor, Un ion tp 1,0.00 T. H. BALTZELL. Auditor. Have a good time with the Epworth League at their social next Friday evening. Everything will be done backwards, but they will get there just the same with their good time. — o— Sweet potato and yam plants for sale at Fullenkamps. U3t:!

u NEW I II ■ W a ists, Dr es se s and Middy Blouse, || S a ‘ S ° 3 D * Ce neW = II line °f the || ii Mi “ i f fill newest || shape || E **• Parasols. E = THE BOSTON STORE~ 2 Dry Goods & Groceries.

LARGE SALES SMALL PROFITS: Buying in quantities, and selling for Cash is the reason we can save you from 10 to 25 per cent on your Grocery Purchases.

We still have plenty of White Sand Grown Potatoes, at bu.... 390 Finest quality winter wheat patent Four, every bag warranted, 24% n>. bag 89c H. and E. Cane Granulated Sugar, for 25 It), bag $1.65 Hand picked Navy Beans, 1b.,..6’40 California Lima Beans, lb 8 1-3 c Pet or Fox River Canned Milk, small size, 4c can 7 for 25c Large cans ..2 for 15c

Your Money back if your Purchase is not satisfactory.

FISHER & HARRIS

Phone 48. Cash Grocery, Opposite Court House. 1 Free Delivery any part of the City.

RECEIVES CHECK FOR SI,OOO. W. H. Fledderjohann, local age it for the Lincoln National Life Insurance company, today delivered to Mrs. Benjamin E. Rice, a check for $1,030 in payment of an insurance policy carried by Mr. Rice, whose tragic depth occurred only last Wednesday. The check was issued yesterday, showing a prompt method of business by the Lincoln Life. The policy was written November 27, last, and Mr. Rice finished paying his premium February 26th. At that time lie considered seriously taking out a double indemnity policy, but did not do so because he did not feel able. Had this been added the check would have been fo£ $2,000. Mrs. Rice has written the company, thanking them for their promptness. o CIVIC SOCIETY FLOWER BEDS. The fountain bed and the <-orn< r bed on the court house lawn were filled with lovely flowering geraniums by

STOP’ LOOK! LISTEN! Big House Wiring and Fixture Campaign, starts in Decatur June 15th. On and after June 15th. the Lawrence Electric Co. will wire all houses and furnish a complete equipment of “Up to the Minute” fixtures (selected by owner) for-the small payment of $5.00 down and balance at $5.00 per month. ACT QUICKLY, WRITE US, PHONE US LAWRENCE ELECTRICAL CO. THE QUALITY SHOP

Finest Pack Illinois Canned Corn or Kidney Beans, 7c 3 for 20c Large Can solid Packed Tomatoes, 7c can 3 for 20c % gallon Karo Syrup 23c 1 gallon Karo Syrup 45c Jello, Tryaphosa of Geifru, Jelly Desserts 3 packages, 25c Quaker or National Corn Flakes, 2 10-cent packages for 15c Smoked Picnic Hams, mild cure, 6 to 8 pound average, ft) fZ’/gC

the landscape committee of the Civic Improvement society yesterday and present a lovely appearance today. It is desired by the society that the foil 1tain be not used as a seat for loafers, but that due consideration be given the bed and the flowers therein. 0 ■ .■ POLICE COURT. John Edwards was arrested last evening by Night Officer Reynolds jn Second street on a charge of public intoxication. He will be brought before Mayor Christen this evening for trial. LYNX PRESENTED TO BANK. The tine lynx, presented by a famous hunter to Fred Reppert, and which he had mounted by D. M. Hensley,, was placed today in t.he building of the People's Loan At Trust compapy. it is a beauty. 0 WANTED—Two loads of timothy hay. —Berling Packing Co. 131'.)