Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 10, Decatur, Adams County, 12 January 1916 — Page 5

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WHY NOT GET THEM NOW? You'll get a lot of good out of them before spring ditching. CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE AT THE SIGN OF THE BIG SHOE

WEATHER FORECAST j janmmnmnmnmnmuuimmmmJ Snow tonight followed by fair weather Thursday, decidedly colder, severe cold wave. Mrs. Ed Keller is resting easier today. Mrs. William Blackburn of South Third street is on the sick list. .Carl Bonham went to Decatur last evening to attend to business matters. —Bluffton Banner. Mrs. R. C. Parrish of Decatur spent Monday afternoon in this city, attending the funeral of Mrs. Caroline Ulmer.—Bluffton Banner. - Helen Chronister, youngest daughter of Isaac Chronister, who has been ill of the grip, a week is improving slightly today, her father reported this morning. Lenus Sciiirach who was operated upon Monday at the Decatur hospital by Dr. D. D. Clark is getting along nicely and shows a big improvement over his serious condition of a day am. -Vow girls its your chance. Tonight irf the Leap Tear dance at the K. of C." hall. So pick your gentleman friend buy your tickets, order the taxi and afterwards the dinner. Leap year only comes once every four years. Noah B. Gillliom of Berne is the only representative from Adams county at the University of Michigan this year. Mr. Gilliom is a senior in the law department and is living at 517 Elm street. The state of Indiana has a delegation of 192 of its young people there as students in the university, which is the fifth largest representation of all the states outside of Michigan. ~i i—■ muni——ifnifffl—mil

r heHome Os Quality Groceries I Ripe Olives, tin 15c No. 1 Salt White Fish, fb...15c | Ground Sweet Chocolate ...30c Sun Maid Cluster Raisins... 15c iFresh Horse Radish 10c Golden Dates, Pkg 10c Dressed Dried Herring, tb 20c Figs, Pkg 10c 5 tb. Pail Salt Fish 50c Shelled Pep Corn, tb 5c j NOTICE! i Our store will close at (5:15 every severing except Sui- | urdavs and Mondays, until further notice. ■ t We pay cash or trade for produce, Eggs 28" j Butter 20c to 27c m. e. hower S IF M PCHIRMEYER FRENCH QUINN President Secretary Treas. g the BOWERS REALTY CO. 1 REAL ESTATE, BONDS, LOANS, abstracts I 7he Schirmeyer Abstract Company complete Ab- i 1 stract Records, Twenty years’ Experience Farms, City Property, 5 per cent. I MONEY: |

You’ve Said you were going to have a pair of those long wearing, neat fitting, light weight TOP NOTCH boots sometime.

|J Mrs. Sarah Sheets of Monroeville was a business visitor in the city today. Ei Trustee, E. W. France of Pleasant Mills was a business visitor in the city today. Isaac Chronister, street commissioner, had a force us men cleaning off the street crossings this morning. A girl baby, Mary Maxine, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Guy Brown of First street this morning. It was a twilight sleep baby. Get one of the useful bill folds we are giving away with each renewal to 1917 of the Daily Democrat. If you can't come in to see us send in your check by mail and we will forward you the pocket book. The Democrat is only two fifty per year. •. Mrs. Dick Peterson and children of Connersville, who have been visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. h'red Bell and son in this city, went to the home of Mrs. Peterson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry French, east of the city last evening to make a short visit. —Bluffton Banner. In the story yesterday concerning the installation of officers for the Yeomen, the person handing us the list forgot to include several of the officers. Those ommitted, unintentionally by us, are: correspondent, W. Guy Brown, chaplain, Alma Brown; overseer, Mollie McConnehey. Friends of Leon Crawford today received postals from him postmarked Spokane, Wash., and stating that he was greatly enjoying his trip to the coast where he will join his mother Mrs. Mary Crawford aud sister Miss Edna at Los Angeles, Cal. He missed his train at Spokane and had to stay over an extra day. He visited with his brother John at Portland, Ore. over Sunday.

Mrs. C. A. Dugan Is reported as being some better today. Harry Murphy of Monroe was a business visitor here today. Charles Loch of Fort Wayne was a business visitor here yesterday. Abo Bebout of Berne was In the city today looking after business affairs. Mrs. Frank Mills left this morning for Minneapolis after a several weeks’ visit with relatives here. Tommy Durkin, the local Auburn salesman, was at Fort Wayne today attending to business matters. Chris Neuenschwandor of Berne, one of the best known citizens of this county, was looking after business here today. Mrs. J. H. Heller left this morning for Detroit where she will visit over Sunday with Mrs. DeVilbiss and the E. B. Newton family. Miss Ruth Hammell, who has been visiting with Miss Mabel Ashbaucher at Bluffton, has gone to Portland for a few days’ visit with her sister, Mrs. C. B. Smith. Orval Harruff candidate for the democratic nomination for surveyor, will start out next Monday and expects to keep on the road until the day of the ’ primary, March 7. The rain this afternoon will no ■ doubt put the river beyond its banks and overflow the lowlands. No damage from the sugar factory district was reported late this afternoon. Both the Decatur picture show houses are securing special films and , attractions during these winter months and as a result the theaters are crowded each evening with the movie fans. L. A. Holthouse had his force of men busy this week hauling the car load of oil from the railroad to his garage. The Holthouse garage will from now on carry an unlimited supply of oil. Abram Simmons, the well known Bluffton attorney, and a candidate for ! the democratic nomination as senator of the district comprising Adams, Blackford and Wells, was here today ’ to look after legal matters. He made ; this office a pleasant call. I The grip continues to spread in this ‘ locality and it is almost unusual to find a home that hasn’t had a touch ' of it and some of the cases are rather severe, but at that we seem to have as little of it as any place in the eoun- ; try. for the epidemic is nation-wide. Mrs. Emma Yost, who has been vis- [ iting at the home of Jacob Klopfen- • stine and family in this city, returned , to hen home in Pleasant Mills last ev- , ening. She was accompanied by Mrs. - Dan Strohm and son, who will spend a short time visiting there.—Bluffton Banner. 1 Some shower this afternoon and it ? did one thing. It washed the streets a and walks in good shape. A cold r wave is promised within a day or s two. One old citizen reminded us of one his father taught him and which he says never fails, “A January fog j will freeze a dog.” F. H. Hubbard, manager of the sugar factory, went to Lafayette today, where he will attend the big agricultural meeting now in progress at Pur- [ due university. Mr. Hutchins is also [ attending the meeting and is attendI ing the state short course. Jim A. f Hendricks, road superintendent, exj pects to attend the road meeting there in a few r davs. Many of the good people of thin * splendid county are each day aiding ,■ us in the annual thirty-day celebra- > tion of our aniversary by renewing : their subscription to the Daily Democrat. Wo appreciate it and we hope that every resident of the county will ; join them. We are giving as a sou- . venir to those who pay their sub- ! seription this month a valuable bill ‘ fold. Pay your subscription this f month and get one. i S. Peterson writes us from OatI man that the boys are all busy tfiere I and the boom continues. . He is con- | vinced that the Daily Democrat has a I real circulation for lie lias received I letters from people all over the couni try who tell him that they read his stories inthis paper. Some of them would like to take a flier,” but S. S, says he will not invest any money unless he knows it is a safe proposittion. He enclosed a picture of “Lou and his famous trading post.” Everett Scott has received his contract from the manager of the Boston Red Sox fer next season and lias agreed to report at Hot Springs, Ark. March 17 for practice. Although the salaries of some of the other members of the team were reduced on their contracts. Scott will start play short stop at the same salary as that ot last | year. Starting on the Bluffton team seven years ago, Scotty went Kokomo the following year, where he played for one year. He was then sold to Fairmount, W. Va., and after playing there a year, he was sold to Youngstown, Ohio., where he remained for two years. At the end of that time he was sold to Boston. Last year Scotty was -one of the main factors in helping the team to win the world's championship.—Bluton Banner.

PUT FAITH IN STALE BEER 1 Old Soldier Had Hla Own Idea* About Best Way to Keep In Good Physical Condition. Sir Robert Baden-Powoll's book, “Indian Memories,” teems with good stories of his early soldiering days in India. Some of the best stories he tells, however, are those concerning Sir Baker Russell, who was a major in the Thirteenth Hussars soon after tho hero of Mafeking joined, and later ] became colonel. Sir Baker, who made a great name ' for himself as a soldier, was "the j beau ideal of a fighting leader.” He | was beloved of the men, who nicknamed him "Baker's Dozen," mainly on account of his unorthodox methods. “On one occasion,” says Sir Robert, “the colonel had to lecture one of his men for some minor misbehavior. The man was a splendid type of old soldier, a wonderful boxer, swordsman, rider, and marksman, but he was very fond of his mug of ale. When he was brought up for having had a drop too much the colonel remarked to him: " ‘My good man, I only wish I could drink as much as you do and keep as good a nerve. Tell me how you manage it, and I will let you off.’ “lien Hagan, for that was the fel- j low’s name, explained his secret. It j was to till a hand basin with beer every night before turning in, and to j place It underneath his bed. Then j his first act on wakrng in the morning was to pour It down his throat. He believed that the only way to preserve health and nerve was to take j big doses of really stale beer the first thing in the morning.” CHECK REIN WAS TOO TIGHT Witness Would Have Preferred to Be Given a Little Leeway in His Court Testimony. An aged negro porter, nearly eighty years old. was arrested on some trivial i charge, for which he was later discharged. It proved, during the trial, ! that he had never seen the inside of a court before, and the bustle of events greatly dazed and embarrassed him. As ho stood up when his name was called the clerk sang forth: “Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you shall give in this case shall be tho truth, th' whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?” And tho negro started back gasping. Then he turned quickly to the bench. ' Mlstah Briles," he said, for he knew his honor from boyhood in an unofficial capacity, “I’se puffectly willin’ ter tell do truf, but mus' I be all coched up datter way, In case I might want ter git des a step or two offin de road? Hit don’t give a man no leeway, suh!” —Case and Comment. Testing Quality of Ale. At one time Shakespeare's father is said to have served as an ale couner or tester. In tho olden days the ale Conner tested only for sugar, and a musty (and doubtless ale-soaked) chronicler tells us that It was the custom of these testers to enter a tavern, call for a pot ”hy accident (sic) spill a puddle” on a bench and sit In the puddle for “half an hour by tho clock." If the Conner could rise with due dignity from his seat, all was well; but woo to the tapster whose ale glued the leather breeches of the tester to the bench —there was sugar in his ale; which brings us, by the well-worn route of anecdote, nearer i home. * It has been a long jaunt for the old nag and a far cry from the inventive I-tye to the alembical methods of one Harmon Gansevoort who, as a pioneer brewer in Albany, N. Y., is said to have loaned a particular zest to his brew by washing his leather breeches In it. Chacun a son gout. —Exchange. Not the African Variety. Shooks was one of those conceited, make-believe, bold hunters, and was always spinning his yarns about his experiences in Africa, aud lie generally wound up by saying he never yet saw a lion he feared. One night, after he had finished yarning, he was a little taken aback by one of his audience, who said: “That’s nothing. I have lain down and actually slept among lions in their wild, natural state.” “1 don’t believe that. I’m no fool,” said the bold hunter. "It’s the truth, though.” “You slept among lions in their wild, natural state?” ' “Yes, I certainly did.” “Can you prove it? Were they African?” “Well, not exactly African lions. They were dandelions.” Peculiar "Fairy Stone." Perhaps the most curious mineral found in the United States is staurolRe, otherwise known as the “fairy j stone,” reports the United States geological survey. This is an iron aluminum silicate found only in Virginia and North Carolina, the reddish brown and brownish black crystals occurring in well defined single and double crosses. There is some commercial demand for the crosses as curios which arc worn as watch. charms or on chains in the manner ot a locket or lavalliere, a demand per- ( haps stimulated by the quaint legend which is told of their origin; the fairies living in the eaves of the mountains, on hearing the sad ti lings of the death of Christ, fashioned these crosses as mementos of him.

How’s The Old Buggy Working? Would’nt it be policy to replace it with a new one, at a great reducton duiingour January reduction Buggy Sale* STORM BUGGIES: Body 26x56 inches, piano box style, with special ironing. GEAR: 1 1-16 inches, long distance axle, 1% in. arch, French Springs, 4-leaf, front and rear wheels % in., Sarven patent steel tire. Shafts: Hickory, double braced, 36 in. leathers, ball bearing couplers. TOP: Heavy rubber, sliding doors, latest pattern, wood and glass panels, furnished regular with pocket and coat rail. I Style No. 26, Regular price, $90.00. Sale Price, $72.50. Style No. 25, Regular price, $85.00. Sale Price, $67.50. TOP BUGGIES: Old Hickory and Perry body, 23x56 inches with special ironing. SEAT: Special design auto seat. GEAR: 15-16 inches long, distance, 3 inch arch axles, 12 inch fifth wheel, French pattern springs, wood spring bars, well braced reaches, coach clips, full 1 clipped gear. SHAFTS: Hickory, double braced, 36 in. leathers. TOP: Auto style, four bow, large lights in curtain, color, black, maroon, I red, wine or pea green. Rubber Tired Regular price S9O Sale price $76.50 I Steel Tire Regular price - SBO Sale price $68.00 if you are interested, a demonstration will certainly mean conviction of these values. Dowling-Shuey Co. ««« smr.rr.imwwbbmm—— J

PUBLIC SALE. The undersigned will offer for sale at his residence, 3 miles north and 314 miles east of Decatur, 6 miles south of Monroeville on the Liberty road, on the Ed Ahr farm, on Wednesday, January 20, 1916, beginning at 10:30 o’clock a. m., the following property, to-wit: Six head of Horses: Odd black mare, odd hay mare, black draft horse, 7 years old; mare colt, coming 3 years' old; bay mare colt, coming 1 year old. Six Head of Cattle: Spotted cow, giving milk, will be fresh in summer, 8 years old; black heifer, coming 3 years old, giving milk, will be fresh in April; yearling heifer, 2 male calves, heifer calf. Twenty-three Head of Hogs: Four brood sows, 3 will farrow in February, 1 in April; Duroc male hog, 19 shoats, In good thrifty condition, weighing 40 to 100 lbs. each. Sheep: Twenty-one ewes, bred to lamb in April; 1 good buck. Two and one-half tons of timothy hay, 7 tons of clover. Farming Implements: Osborn binder, new; Osborn hay loader, McCormick mowing machine; C. B. & Q. corn planter, new; Gale gang plow, good as new; Ohio corn cultivator, 60-spike tooth harrow, 3 section; hay tedder, new; j ; 14-disc harrow,’ with tendron; Iloosier j grain drill, 10 disc; Gale walking plow, 34-inch Turnbull wagon; 1G ft. hay rack, new; triple bed wagon box, set heavy breeching harness, Schoopband tank heater, grapple hay fork, new; corn shelter and many other articles. Terms of Sale: —All sums of SO.OO I and under, cash; over $3.00 a credit of j 9 months will be given, purchaser gi j iug his note with approved security; 4 per cent off for cash. No goods re moved until settled for. CHARLES H. HAUKLESS. J. J. Baumgartner, Auctioneer. W. A. Fonner, Clerk. Ladies of the Pleasant Crovc church will serve dinner. | 0 — 'MASONIC CALENDAR FOR WEEK ENDING, JANUARY 15. Thursday, January 13, 7:00 p. m. Royal Arch degree. Friday Evening. Eastern Star. Regular stated ' mooting. DAVID E. SMITH, W. M "■ — ■ O — 1 ELECTION NOTICE. Decatur, Ind., Jan. 4. 191 G. 1 Notice is hereby given that UlO un-i nual meeting of the stockholders of j The Loan and Trust Com- J I any of Decatur, Indiana, will bo held < at the banking house of said Trust Company in this city, Tuesday, January I£, 1016 at 10:30 a. m., for the election of directors of said Trust Company to serve the ensuing year and until succeeded. W. A. LOWER,' 3 if. Secretary. Democrat Wants Ads Pay 1

Sunday Excursions from DECATUR to Bluff ton, Marion, Kokomo and Frankfort via CLOVER LEAF ROUTE See H. J. Thompson Agent for Particulars

FORT WAYNE AND SPRINGFIELD TRACTION Leave Decatur. A. M.—5:50, 8:30, 11:30. P. M.—2:30, 5:45, 9:30. Leave Fort Wayne. A. M.—7:00, 10:00.

Never Mind About The Other Fellow You Look Out For Safety First and the surest way to feel that way is to join our JMit f SAVINGS CLVB (, CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB BEFORE IT IS TO LATE. Besides paying 4 per cent on all Savings We do general Banking. Collections given special attention. Safety Boxes Forwent - THE PEOPLES LOAN & TROST GO. Bank of Service. t i

P. M.—1:00, 4:00, 7:30, 11:00. Freight car leaves Decatur at S:00 a. m., and leaves Fort Wayne at 12 m., arriving in Decatur at 1:30 p. m. S. W. GREENLAND, Manager Ft. W. & S. Ry. DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY SIG.