Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 80, Decatur, Adams County, 3 April 1916 — Page 3

Why Not Have Comfort While You Work * > Right now when you are taking off your winter footwear and your feet are soft and tender you need shoes that are soft and easy. OUR WELTED WORK SHOES FILL THE BILL ■■■■■■■■■■■ Charlie Voglewede AT THE SIGN OF THE BIG SHOE

[WEATHER FORECAST tntmauttuuu:mn»»i!iiiiii»«umaß Cloudy in north and central portions probably rain in extreme south portion tonight and Sunday. D. V. Steele spent Sunday in Fort Wayne. E. Dailey wan a vfsitor in Fort Wayne Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Dan F. Gilliom spent Sunday in Fort Wayne. Mrs. D. T. Stephenson went to Ft. Wayne today to attend the conference. Mrs. Edgar Gerber returned Sunday evening from a visit in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Lizzie Buckmaster and sons have moved from Eleventh street to Fourth street. Mrs. Harve Ginter of Bluffton visited here over Sunday with her mother, Nancy Dutcher. Several of the local stores are having new awnings put up, a crew of men from the factory dmng the work. Mesdames Jesse J. Helm, Jesse Sellemeyer and Miss Betty Boyers visited in Fort Wayne Saturday afternoon. The Ladies’ Aid of the Evangelical church which held a parcel post sale in the Baker & Hower window Saturday, was well patronized, and many parcels were sold. The sale attracted considerable attention. Seven weeks more of school and the children are counting the days and weeks until the summer vacation comes. Commencement this year will be on May 19, thus giving the youngsters three and a half months’

vacation. due university. ■wy —f i | — Fhe Home Os Quality Groceries Oats Week This Week Only. Get a pure Aluminum Cooker. See our window and our plan. THURSDAY, APRIL 6TH Demonstration and sale of Dannemiller’s Coffee. Seven Cut Glass and Aluminum presents given away. Come in and register. We pay cash or trade for produce, Eggs 17c Butter 18c to 27c M. E. HOWER North of G. R. & I. Depot ’Phone 108 THEY SATISFY.

Coat Cook returned last evening from a visit in Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ahr and son visited in Fort Wayne Sunday. Mrs. F. Kesler left for Ft. Wayne Saturday to be with relatives. Mri and Mrs. J T. Merryman visited with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bell m Fort Wayne Sunday. Mrs. David Liby went to Fort Wayae Sunday to visit with her daughter, Mrs. Homer Krick. Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Lord and family were guests of relatives in and near Fort Wayne Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. William Klepper and children, Carl, Dolores. Donald, spent Sunday in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Jooseph Hergenroether returned to Fort Wayne after a visit here with her daughter, Mrs. William Klepper. Mr. and Mrs. Will Richards, Mrs. C. Duke. Mrs. Catherine Brown, attended the conference in Ft. Wayne Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Fuhrman. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Fuhrman of Root township attended the confetence in Fort Wayne Sunday. Mrs. Waldo Brushwiller and children left Sunday evening for their new home in Convoy, Ohio, Mr. Brushwiller having a position there in a grocery. Fred Bacon and family are moving here again from Holland. Mich., to which place they returned some time ago. They will live in the John Colchin residence on North Fifth street. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Williams and daughter, Mrs. Anne Mallot, of Ridgeville visited in Fort Wayne Sunday. They were joined there by Mrs. Mallott's son, who is a student at Pur-

Miss Lucy Krettman was a Fort Wayne visitor today. F. V. MIH» and Dan Erwin were Fort Wayne visitors Sunday. Mrs. Levi Baker attended the conference tn Fort Wayne Sunday. Jeff Klopfenst-'ln of Preble wan a business visitor in the city today, Edwin Stephenson attended the conference in Fort Wayne Sunday. Mrs. Adam Sypliers returned Saturday afternoon from a visit al Salem Mrs. C. V. Connell and daughter Miss Marie spent the day in Fort Waynfc. Tom Ehlnger and family of Fort Wayne came down Saturday afterno.m for a short visit with relatives. C. H. Hayslip of the Harper, Hayslip and Bell Lumber company made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Will Ruckman and family visited with his parents, Mr. and Mbs. George Ruckman, in Root township Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John D. Reiter and tfteir newly adopted son were here yesterday for a few hours the guest of Arthur Mangold and family. Mrs. Frank Weber and daughter 1 Miss Helen of Indianapolis arrived in the city Saturday for an over Sunday visit with the Mary Wemhoff family. Have you paid for your Daily Democrat? It’s important that you do so soon for the high cost of paper will force us to sell only to those who pey promptly. You ean still secure a copy of "Heart Songs” if you come in during the next week or two. TVs a ehance to secure 400 songs and the music for 98 cents. Wai ten Kauffman of the Schafer Co. left this morning on his weekly business trip in the interest of the Schafer Saddlery Company. He visited over Sunday with his family. George Steele former manager of a five and ten cent store at Huntington now traveling representative of the Schafer Saddlery Company left this morning on his weekly trip. Henry B. Heller, democratic county chairman will go to Bluffton tomorrow to attend the district meeting of county chairmen at which time a district chairman will be elected. The following letters remain uncall- . ed for at the Decatur postofflee, Clyde Barry. E. H. Carter. Mrs. Rena Davis; Cards, Mrs. Ward Cline, Genesee Pure . Food Co. John W. Bosse, postmaster. The Misses Mary Frisiirger and Ruth ■ Bowers left this morning for Oxford. Ohio, to resume their studies at the university. They enjoyed a ten days vacation with their parents and other , friends. Barton Schruluk-a who was so badly ■ Injured in a fall at the sugar factory three months ago was down street this afternoon, walking on crutches. His knees are stiff and he gets along with considerable difficulty but is glad to . be able to get along at all he says. L. G. Ellingham will be here tomorrow evening to attend the meeting of the board of directors of the Old AdI ams County bank. He will attend the I district meeting at Bluffton tomorrow j and will come here in the evening leaving at midnight for Indianapolis. Absalom Ginter, a prominent farmer living three miles west of this city, came home last evening from the Lutheran hospital. Fort Wayne, where he had an operation. He is ; getting along nicely. He was ac- ■ companied home by his son, Harve . Ginter, of near Bluffton. Mrs. Sorg of Hesse Cassel called on ’ her sister, Mrs. Henry Zuber, of Fort Wayne at the St. Joseph hospital. ’ Mrs. Zuber is recovering gradually, being row able to walk a little. She was operated upon three weeks ago for appendicitis. They are daughters , of Henry Kintz of near this city.. , Farm and Fireside tells us that the : government crop report for the year gives some interesting facts about cabbage-raising. "New York state had 5.068 acres of cabbage grown last year for manufacture into kraut. Indiana was second with 2,785 acres, and Ohio third with 2,013 acres. Danish bailhead is apparently the most popular cabbage grown, though in Wisconsin, Minnesota, lowa and Colorado, Holland cabbage is somewhat more popular.” o FORT WAYNE ARD 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. P. M.—1:00, 4:00, 7:30, 11:00. Freight car leaves Decatur at 7:55 a. m., and leaves Fort Wayne at U <n.» arriving tn Decatur at 1:45 p. m. HOMER RUHL, Agent. FOR SALE. One set of heavy harness, 1 set ol farm harness, 1 set of buggy harness, all new, hand made. Harness oil right, as long as it lasts. Stop at 1506 So. 13th St., and get the price. 12-Ls-4wks W. H. AMRINE.

SOT mO'JGH WITH MESSAGE How Brave Ca-sack Officer Carried Communication Which Wee of Vital Importance lo Commander*. The mveution of wireless telegraphy has done away with much of the old time dispatch sending which was picturesque a feature of previous wars. Often when two friendly armies are separated by a foiue of the enemy It hi a matter of defeat or victory that a means of communication shall be opened between them. Thousands of brave men bare lost tbatr lives in performing this temporary war postal service. x During the Russo-Japanese war an officer of Cossacks offered to carry a dispatch which ten horsemen had already failed to get through. '4'The others have failed," the officer Insisted, "because they traveled on horseback. I shall go under my horse.” ' "Under your horse!” the general exclaimed. But he accepted the offer of the volunteer. Whereupon the CosBack officer received the communion, said his prayers, bade good-by to his men and started off In the middle of Che night strapped face downward beneath Ms horse, which he guided by means of passing the reins between the forelegs of the horse. The Jap anese outposts whistled to what they thought was a riderless horse, but did not shoot at it when it did not heed them. The animal, driven on by kicks from the officer’s heels, accomplished the journey of 30 miles tn safety. On the following night the officer returned as he had gone. When Lieutenant Gilmore, an officer of our navy, was captured by the Filipinos during the insurrection 14 years ago he sent news of his whereabouts through the Filipino lines by a Spanish prisoner who had been liberated. Naturally all such persons were carefully searched. But the insurgent officers had failed to examine the bamboo walking staff of the Spaniard. The end had been opened, the written message inserted and a cork was fitted Into the hole again, which also rendered the paper safe from wa-. ter. WROTE FOR A MONGOOSE Revenge on Rats, Which Annoy Them, Plotted by British Soldiers In Trenches. An army officer searched al! London one day for a mongoose, which is a weasellike animal. He had received a piteous letter from some friends In the trenches asking for one of these valuable little beasts—a sure cure for rat plague. He was told that one could only be had if a private individual happened to have one to sell, and the price would be about $27.50. Cecil Isaacs of the Royal Menageries said the mongoose is the only animal that can be depended upon to rid a trench of rats. "A ferret." he saM, “will kill for the sake of eating. But a mongoose kills for the sake of killing. I guarantee that any trench wtth a mongoose will not suffer from rats. The difficulty is to gat a mongoose. I have sent out half a dozen recently to France, but live stock is not being shipped to England now, and the home of t-he mongoose is Ceylon. "The only chance is to seek out private owners and ask them to sell. Many inquiries have reached me from officers at the front. Even, the ferret Is scarce.” Golden Age of Our Poetry. There is no more hopeful sign of the advancement of a new age of artistic appreciation in this country than the recent genuine renaissance of native and vigorous poetry, blazing new trails for itself in realism, fantasy, form and method, says the Century. The best es this work is based upon the craftsman's knowledge of his craft and his clear-sighted study of the poetic "ofcl masters.” though the modern poet shows his individuality tn two distinct ways. He is either a merciless and challenging realist or w-eaves new and gorgeoas patterns upen the loom of fancy, rejecting old poetic phrase, the age-long pigeon holed "fit expression” for a given theme, shaping out of the flexible, slang accreted language of the day a new pcetic diction full of pith and "brimmed with nimbler meanings up.” Thus, mixed metaphorically, some idea may be given of his enthusiastic and hearty modern method. French Ministerial Etiquette. The wives of outgoing French min; Inters suffer a loss of dignity through their husbands’ departure from office, for they must conform to the rules of precedence carefully defined, by the protocol. It is enacted that the wives of senators and deputies must rise it the wife of a cabinet minister enters „ room where they are seated, and they must remain standing until Madame la Ministresse finds a seat. Ministers’ wives show similar deference to the premier's wife, who, in her turn must rise to salute the wife of the president of the chamber or the president of the senate. The lastnamed ranks in the official hierarchy next to the hostess of the Elysee. Japan Gains in Pacific. The two countries benefiting mostly in Australia in consequence of the war are the United States and Japan. The latter has the advantage over the former so far as shipping facilities and freight rates are concerned. The of Japanese passenger aud freight steamers plying between thet ports of Japan and Australia afford facilities for promoting trade-

A Ink STiom? •A- \ * In The Spring . One’s Thoughts Turn to j Style r — When the eheery Spring days roll ’round, instinctively one’s thoughts turn to “what shall I buy for a coat »r suit?” Let ~ us help you settle the eternal question. Our new line of > Bischof Coats and Suits is simply fascinating. They’re quite different from anything you’ll see elsewhere and women who pride themselves on their good-dressing ideas won’t fail to /L jlf \ , review them. / • fcdk. X Fashion says that three-quarter, hip-length and short coats bid Aj 1 ? * ra ft for popularity. Neither fitted nor loose but a half-between 17 \li SMj/ja ft effect, making them extremely girlish. Some are elaborately Z* / trimmed—some mannishly tailored—all are delightful. Skirts are generously full and rippling—short enough to be ' a. youthful yet long enough to be smart. V H ' W Our Utility, Top and Sport Coats are full and rippling, A // \ ' I flaring gracefully at the bottom. Fabrics are novel in design y'// ■ > \ 1 A and radiant in colors. 7// A \ ■ Every model is individual and you’ll simply enthusa over / /I \ \ \\ them. ’ / I'j | \ 1 rest yourself to an unusual opportunity—Come W in and look around—even if you’re not qu’te Wfor ready to buy. A warm welcome is assured. ] I 1’ Jackets from $7.50 to $25.00 Suits from $12.50 to $35.00 \ *4 NIBLICK <& COMPANY

MASONIC CALENDAR FOR WEEK ENDING APRIL 8. I - . a.-. - — Tuesday, April 4. ■ Chapter Meeting. Thursday, April 6. Fellow Craft Degree. ' DAVID E. SMITH. W. M. OBITUARY. We had a treasure in our home, He was our joy and pride. ’ We loved him. oh. perhaps too well, For soon he slept and died. A precious one from us has gone, , A voice we loved is still. . A place is vacant in our home, » Which never can be filled. i — i Furman F. Burkhart was born in 1 Celina, Ohio, February 14, 1880. and departed this life March 30, 1916, 1 aged 36 years, 1 month and 16 days.

Special Fitting of GOSSARD - * CORSETS v /) Ha i 101 I ; s In our Corset Department we are daily giving pH’■"’A demonstrations, with the assistance of Miss Kellv, tr* I 'tU ll' ‘ of THE H. W. GOSSARD CO. She will be with U-..,- / us April 4,5 and 6. 7 Not only can you obtain correct information qJHj I I regarding the new spring styles in corcets, but you / T: J. J , can also obtain authentic information regarding \ suits, dresses, and lingerie during this demonstra- \ \ i There is a decided change in the figure line 1 / / this season. The smaller waist is returning, but in a new form. It will be well for you to ascertain - the latest fashion news regarding corsets. It can be had for the asking during this demonstration. Don’t Forget the Date and Place. THE BOSTON STORE VndlJna

He was a faithful church worker, be- ( ing converted in a meeting at Pleasant Valley Friends church. Adams county, Indiana, some years ago. Words fail us when we try to express the high esteem in which he was held, but he will be long remembered for his kindness and ever ready assistance by all who know him. most especially by his immediate friends and neighbors. He leaves to mourn their loss a- loving wife and one daughter, Blossom Burkhart; mother, one brother, William Burkhart: one half-brother, Roy Hook; one halfsister, Mrs. Rosa Sprunger. besides other relatives and friends, both , around the village and at his late home in Michigan. Then as he has ■ gone and left us, his spirit having taken its flight, let us. though we do so with weeping eyes and sad hearts, look up to the Father of mercies, and asking him for continual guidance, strive to make our way through all earthly sorrow, to that blest abode where sorrow- shall cease, and re‘pinings are heard and felt no more.

- 1 . 11—J but where there shall never come anything that shall be able to mar, or molest, throughout a never-ending eternity.—Contributed. FOR RENT. Fields for spring crops. Inquire of J. K. Niblick, R. r. It. No. 8, or telephene 6-T. 39tf Democrat Want Ads Pay.

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