Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 162, Decatur, Adams County, 7 July 1915 — Page 3

Why not buy a pair of Top Notch Boots Ha| To Wade Around In This Wet f THEY ARE BETTER CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE AT THE SIGN OF THE BIG SHOE " ■' - ■■ —

—— —— WEATHER FORECAST i Possibly showers and thunder storms tonight. Miss Estella Smith went To Fort Wayne yesterday noon. All packages are sold for 10c just as they came through the mail. Mrs Oscar Fritzinger of near Monmonth was a shopper here yesterday. When a man wears a flower, it is an indication some woman did the decorating. E. E. Pence of Wren, Ohio, changed cars here enroute to Fort Wayne yesterday noon. in a family where there is a baby, the conversation isn’t so frequently based on the weather. You can collect a large supply of fool notions without approaching a monopoly in that line. Miss Matilda Wollert returned to Fort Wdyne yesterday noon after a visit here with the George Weber family. Hom Mallonee Mrs. Waldo Brushwilier, Mr. and Mrs. Emery Mallonee motored to Fort Wayne yesterday to see the liberty bell. Miss Stella Howard of Covington. Ky„ who <has been employed as stenographer for the Ward Fence office, left yesterday for Fort Wayne, where she will be a student at the business college. Mrs. H. T. Pennypacker and children, who have been visitng wth her . patents. Mr. and .Mrs. W. S. Sutton, left yesterday for their home at Buffalo, N. Y. They were accompanied home by Mrs. Pennypacker’s brother. Billy Sutton.

The Home Os Quality Groceries Salt Crackers lbloc Domino Sugar pkg- 10c Venella Wafers 30 for 10c Milk small 6 for 25c New Cabbage lb3c MIIIS tall 3 for 25c New Potatoes pk2sc Mason caps doz2vc New Turnips pk2oc Jar Ring 10c 3 for 25c Michigan Celery 2 for 5C Fancy Baskets c Sweet Cider can 10c Cucumbers 3 for 10c We Dav cash or trade for produce, Eggs 16c Butter 15c to 21c M. E. HOWER North of G. R. & I. Depot Phone 108 fl F. M. SCHIRMEYER . FRENCH QUINN H President Secretary Treas. H I THE BOWERS REALTY! CO. I REAL ESTATE, BONDS, LOANS,S I abstracts: LI The Schirmeyer Abstract Company complete Ab- | | stract Records, Twenty years’ Experience Farms, City Property, 5 per cent. MONEY

Miss Mary Haugk is visiting in Fort Wayne with relatives. A. G. Sellemeyer went to Ft. Wayne this morning on business Ice cream and cake at the Parcel Post sale on Thursday evening. To a soldier, the funniest sight is the way a lodge man manipulates a sword. Two hundred and three people were killed in automobile accidents in the United States in June. Mrs. Virgil Watkins returned to Battle Creek, Michigan, this morning after a visit with the Charles Hendricks family. Miss Helen.Niblick left this morning for Lakeside, Ohio, where she will spend two months with her brother-in-law and sister. Miss Eleanor Forbing, of Decatur, >s the guest of Mrs. Mart Reinhart, of East Woodland avenue.—Ft Wayne Journal Gazette. The first shovel of earth toward the excavation for the new Moose lodge home in Fort Wayne was turned Monday with appropriate exercises, Deputy Clerk and Mrs. L. L. Baum gatner returned yesterday from Delaware, Ohio, where they visited with their son-in-law, and daughter, Mr. and Ben Welker and babe. Miss Mary Hendricks and Isaac W. Archer of Decatur were guests of A. J. Myers and family here yesterday. Miss Hendricks who is a cousin to Mrs. Myers remained until this morning.—Berne Witness. Mrs. John T. Coots of this city, and her son, Sanford Rail and wife and son. Arthur, of Fort Wayne, returned from Donaldson. 111. where they visited with Mrs. Coots’ sister, Mrs. Amanda Jones for several days.

E. M. Ray of Berne was a business visitor here. Attend the Parcel Post sale nt 511 Adams street. ■ All Parcel Post packages sold at I 10c regardless of cost, I Lots of fun at the Parcel Post sale r Thursday evening at 7:30. ! Addle Butler of Pleasant Mills went I to Fort Wayne today noon for a visit. If a husband isn’t henpecked a little, the chances are he should be. Mrs Charles Bell and Miss Martha Thamts spent the day in Fort Wayne. Mrs., Peter Kirsch ami daughter. Lydia, have returned from a visit at Holland. Mich. Miss Esther Pennington went to Fort Wayne today noon for a visit with relatives. Mrs. Chris Beery and daughter, Georgia. and Mrs. E. Fritzinger went to Ft. Wayne this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lankenau left this morning for a vacation visit at Napoleon and Toledo, Ohio. \1 r. and Mrs. O. P. Edwards of Leipsic, Ohio. Mrs. John Niblick and Mrs. A. D Suttles accompanied her to Fort Wayne The J. J. Tonnelier family motored to Fort Wayne yesterday, where they visited with friends and saw the liberty bell. Miss Maude Harper returned today noon to South Bend after a visit of several days with relatives at Willshire, Ohio. Prof, and Mrs. J. D. Cline of Silver Lake are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Butler this week. Yesterday the party visited in Fort Wayne. Miss Lena Hossman of Berne was a guest over night at the John Stewart home. She was enroute to her home from Fort Wayne. Pauline and Hazel Wolford returned to Monmouth this morning alter a visit here over night with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Shafer Peterson. Miss Leah Apt, stenographer for Hooper & Lenhart, has returned from a three weeks’ vacation visit at her home in Butler and also in Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. U. Deininger and Adelaide, Richard and Leonard Deininger left this afternoon for Rome City where they will spend a week at the cottage. “My mother is crazy about cantaloupes an’ I buy 'em fer her ever’ day after they git cheaper,” said Tell Binkley, as he paid $1.20 fer a round o’ drinks yisterday. Who remembers th’ ole time loafer who wuz an expert when it come t’ makin' willow whistles?—Abe Martin. Montpelier voted “dry” yesterday by a majority of eighteen and when the saloons go out within ninety days, Blackford county will be without a saloon for the first time since its organization in, 1839. Gas City voted "wet” by eight according to unofficial returns and a contest is talked of. Two carioads of Italians stopped over in Fort Wayne Sunday enroute over the Fort WayneXDadiEfi.vie ETA to the seaboard over the Nickle Plate. The cars were jammed with the reservists going back to fight. They occupied their time in the trip in patriotic demonstrations of wide variety. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gay, Ruth and Billy Gay. and their aunt, Mrs. John Green have returned from a delightful weeks’ motor trip through the jaike region of Michigan and Northern Indiana. They visited at Vicksburg. Sturgis and other Michigan cities. and also at Ohio and Indiana points. Miss Bertha Zwick of Bingen was given a surprise last evening for her birthday anniversary, by fifty of sixty of her friends. Out door games were played and there was music and a very fine lunch later. St. Johns choir, of which Miss Zwick is a member, was present and music by this estimable band was a feature of the music service. The St. John's picnic which was postponed last Sunday on account of the rain, will be held next Sunday afternoon. The children will give their program ami there will be refreshments of ice cream and cake. Re,v. Bischoff, the new pastor, will preach his first sermon as pastor there next Sunday morning. Everybody is invited. The Pennsylvania Railroad now has over 93,000 stockholders, of whom 41. 848 or 48.22 per cent are women. This is an increase in the total number i 1 stockholders of 3.158 as compared with June, 1914. The women Stockholders while aggregating in number 48.22 per cent of the total stockholders, hold 28.09 per cent of the stock, the average holding for each woman stock holder being 63 shares. Eastern Stor Friday evening. Business of Importance. The Royal Arch Masons will meet [Wednesday evening.

1 XOTK'E TO COVTH KTiill*. Notice of letting the contract for cleaning mid repnlrlng' of the Strait I ditch In WaslHoait’ii Township, Adunis County, Indiana: Notice Im hereby given to all pertona . Interested that the written report of L the < ounty surveyor, allowing all comph tut lone, Hporith athrnN, information, data and atntlMlr, together with the P plane and profile for the chaining and repairing of the Strait ditch. In Washington Township, Adams County, Indiana. are now on file in my office, 1 where they may be examined and inspected; and that the contract for the <h anlng and repairing of Maid ditch . will be let at 10 o'clock a. m., on Muntln.x, Hie Du) of .Inly. 11115, to the lowest and best responsible bldder. i Any competent person against whoM«* land aNNesNnnnt for repair* base been made may have preference , at the aArne rate, over anv other con • tractor to the extent of his individual t aHHPRHnient by being present al the time of lotting said contract and demanding a contract for such part of nik’li work .is sii.iii approximately ) equal hi* iiMßossnient. . Any person or person* who shall be v awarded the contract for the whole or any part of such work shall enter into a contract therefor and give bond •- all as provided by law. All work muAt be done under the '• supervision of the Township Trustee and subject to Ids approval The Trustee reserves the right to rei ject any and all bids. ’ ED. L. AUGENBAUGH, f Trustee of Washington Township. Adams County, Indiana. 7-1 I Q COURT HOUSE NEWS. 1 In the case of Joseph McPharren vs. The Lake Erie & Western railway I company, bill of exceptions number ■ one was filed, signed and ordered ■ made a part of the record. DeForest, S. P. Hoffman anj L. L. Yager administrators of the estate of I lister Hoffman, filed petition for partial distribution of corporate stock ■ among the heirs, which was granted. — Mrs. Geo. W. Krick of Elm street, a daughter in law of Johsua Krick, was adjudged insane today by a commission. comprising Justice Kintz and Drs. Smith and Clark and she is recommended as a patient for Easthav ?n. Her condition has been such that last evening Deputy Sheriff L. D. Jacobs was called to take her into custody and she was taken to jail where she could better be confined until taken to the asylum. Mrs. Joe Railing of Elm street wqs also found to lie suffering from a mild form of insanity by tiie same inquest board, but as only a pre , liminary hearing was given, it is not known what the final recommendation.will be. At the continued session of the Adams circuit court yesterday, many probate matters came up before Judge Smith for consideration. The final report of Taswell Fritz as to Cyrus Fritz was approved and the current report as to Otto, allowed. The guarian was discharged as to Cyrus and the trust continued as to Ot-

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I SALE t y Our Big July Sale 0 jj Starts Monday Morning, jj I JULY 12th. | II LARGER STOCK AND SMALLER PRICES II II II ■I *•» e WATCH FOR OUR SALE AD. s = THE BOSTON STORE 1 Dry Goods & Groceries.

to. In the surviving partnership of The lowa Oil Company, a petition was filed by the surviving partner, Andrew J. Juday, to sell the personal property. The samite was granted and the property ordered sold after due notice, terms being onelthird cash; one-thrird in six months; and one-third in 12 i months. Sale is to be at not less tlian appraisement. Rachael Glendenning. administratrix of tlie estate of William W. Glendenning, filed inventory number one which was approved. —ll l - t Christian Eicher, administrator < f the Badgley Anderson estate, was authorized to expend a reasonable sum for a vault and expenses incident thereto. The current report of Lucy Colchin,

guardian of Agnes Colchin, et al. was approved and the trust continued. Charles Daly and Burt Stout, stare accountants, who have completed tlie auditory of the auditor’s books, yesterday began work on those of Clerk Bleeke. The board of review went out today to view improvements on property in which complaints against the assessments had been made. 0 EPWORTH LEAGUE SOCIAL Attention of the public is again call ed to the Epworth League social which will be held on the Methodist church lawn Friday evening. Refreshments of ice cream and cake will be served and a good program given. 2 oWANTED—Position as stenographer. Call ’phone 550. 162t3

EFFECT A UNION (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Fort Wayne, secretary of the Indiana branch of the N. A. L. C. “Following the business session, a banquet was served in the dining room of the high school, which was attended by about 500 delegates, members ana friends of the three associations. “A joint session followed, C. E. Snook of South Bend presiding. Rev. J. O. Mosier delivered the invocation, after which short addresses were giv en by Mr. Roberts, Mr. Gainor and Mr. Swartz, all of whom were lavish in their praises of South Bend and its postal employes, to whom the credit for the success of the convention is due.” o Democrat Want Ads Pay,