Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 125, Decatur, Adams County, 25 May 1916 — Page 3

Necessity may have been the mother of invention but there is no question about hot weather being the father of the White shoe. Those new “Kool Kloth” shoes and slippers are having a tremendous sale these days. Another big lot came in today. Get yours for Decoration Day. I Charlie Voglewede AT THE SIGN OF THE BIG SHOE ■II _ ■ /

| WEATHER FORECAST | Fair tonight and probably Friday, Dr. J. C. Grandstaff of Preble wti a business visitor here today. South First street is being improved with the building of cement walks and curb Lew G. Ellingham arrived last evening for a few days’ visit and to attend to business affairs. The directors of the Old Adams County bank will meet tonight todiscuss matters of importance. Judge D. E. Smith has returned from Indianapolis, where he attended the meeting of the Masonic grand lodge. Mrs. C. E. Hocker went to Monroe this morning where she was called by the illness of her mother, Mrs. J. P. Johnson. Mrs. Willis Ross and grandchildren,’ Fern Passwaters and Dorothy Grandi staff of Willshire, Ohio, went to Fort Wayne today noon Mrs. Stanley Koon and son. Frank, returned yesterday afternoon to their home at Wolcotville. They visited with Mrs. Koon’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George McGill. Mrs. Henry Foreman went to Fort Wavne to visit with her daughter, Della, at the hospital. Della is get- . ting along well and may be able to come home next week. | ■ About two weeks ago Sam B s ■ Hiifeehy left Berne without telling his family where he was going. Since | then the family has not heard from him, but are of the opinion that he I has gone west for the benefit of his health.—Berne Witness.

| The Home Os Quality Groceries 2 Lutz Gloss Laundry Soap, 17 bars 25c | Purani Scratch Feed, 100 tb. bag $2.50 I Purani Chick Feed, 100 tb. bag $2.65 i Hawaiian Pineapple in Syrup, per doz $2.00 | Ripe Pines, for canning, size 24’s. See our price and I quality. | Late Seed Potatoes, Carmen, bu $1.50 ■ A Fly Swatter with every Grocery Order. i We pay cash or trade for produce, Eggs 20c I Butter 17c to 23e M. E. HOWER 1 North of G. R. &I. Depot ’Phone 108 : ——l — I Not Eventually-But Now g I Smoke The I I WHITE STAG | I EXTRA MILD I I CIGAR I SiMMHBHBaaWI

Jacob Huser went to Fort Wayne on business. Harvey Segur left today for Angola, for a visit with relatives. Mrs. Aaron DeVinney has returned _ from Bluffton, where she visited with a niece. i Richard McConnell is at Monmouth visiting with his sister Mrs. Sherman Kunkle. t Mr. and Mrs. Harve Sprague and. Miss Della Moser went to Ft. Wayne! this morning. , Edward Yaney and Ollie Chronister made a business trip to Fort Wayne ’ this morning. > Grandma Simpler has gone to Fort ! Wayne for a weeks visit with her I daughter and son. I Miss Ercio Dull of Glenmore, Ohio, ivisited in the city yesterday with , Triends and relatives. Mrs. Aaron Augsburger has return- . ed from Berne, where she visitjd with her father, Jacob Wulliman. Mrs. Hitzeman returned to her home at Hoagland yesterday afternoon aft-. , era visit here with Mrs. Koenemann. Mrs. Ben Wagoner and children. Jessie and Ralph, and niece, Catherine . Martin, left this afternoon for the I home of Mrs. Wagoner’s brother', MorI tin at Geneva. Who remembers when a feller used t' give up at fifty an’ raise a nice beard an’ settle down? I reckon cab- . aret singers have t’ live, but they’re , mighty hard on sober people.—Abe Martin. Mrs. Aaron DeVinney went to Fort - Wayne to visit with her niece, Mrs. . Elmer Tricker, until Sunday eVen- ! ing. She will be joined Sunday by . Mr. DeVinney and Ernest Coffelt. ; Mrs. Tricker is recovering from her recent illness.

There will be no issue of the Dally Democrat next Tuesday on account of being Decoration Day. Mrs. J. N. Frlstoe lias sold her Interest in tlie old home farm near Pleasant Mills to Happy Holthouse. Frank Vaney has returned to his home at Fort Wayne after visiting in the city with friends and relatives. ■ Mrs. C. J. Lutz is slowly recovering from Iter severe Illness and is able to be up the greater part of the time. We are taking off our lists the delinquent subscribers who do not want the paper badly enough to pay for it. Mrs. N. F. Wagner has returned Ironi Fort Wayne where she has been visiting friends and relatives since last Sunday. L. G. Ellingham is atending to business matters at Fort Wayne today. He expects to retu*i here some time tomorrow. S. H. Hamilton the voting machine man has set up one of the new voters at Preble where it is attracting considerable attention. A crowd of gypsies, second of the season struck town today and were busy telling fortunes and begging a few dimes and biscuits. Well its about hot enough to suit the fellow who didn't suppose he would over get W'arm clear through again. And be sure to swat the fly. Heart Songs contains 400 songs’ with the music. You will enjoy it for many years to come and you can getone this week yet for ninety eignt cents. # Mrs. T. M. McGalliard ami daughters, Louis and Margaret, left this afternoon for their home at Winston Salem, N. C„ They were guests of Mrs. Heiner of tlie Madison House. James N. Fristoe has purchased anew Overland car from tlie Holthouse agency and is enoylng it immensely. Its a dandy looking car and Jim says its the best one made for the monav. Several from here are planning to attend the auto races this year at the Indianapolis Speedway. Tlie big race next Tuesday is 300 miles and begins at 1:30- There are about thirty entries. Mrs. Charles Baker and Mrs. Samuel Workinger left for Berne this afternoon on the 1:05 train being called there by the death of Mrs. Workinger’s sister. Mrs. Sarah Hendricks, which occurred last night. Street Commissioner Isaac Chronister. who helped a great deal to make the Water Works park a beautiful place has a plan for cleaning and beautifying tlie old cemetery that will not cost much and will help out this summer. We hope he is given the job. Mrs. Fred Smith and son, Clark William, left today noon for Portland where they will be met by Miss Arlia Hoover, and taken to her home at Eat* on, for a visit. Miss Hoover and Mrs; Jean Lutz Smith were roommates at Oxford college, Oxford, Ohio. Let's get up a “Fifty Fighters’ Club” in Decatur, a bunch of fifty live men, who will meet once a week and use their best effort and thought toward making Decatur move a step or two forward. If they will do it we can move the old town a mile or two. Mrs. Will Kremers and daughters,. Margaret and Amy left today noon for. Holland. Mich., for a visit. Mr. Kremers will leave at noon today for an eight weeks’ visit in California, going on business Mrs. Kremers was accompanied to Fort Wayne by Ruth Hubbard and Fanny Heller. Mrs. Roy Archbold received word' last evening from Toledo that her father, John Nachtrieb, had suffered a severe attack of appendicitis and was in the hospital. letter word received was that he had been operated on and it is believed will recover. Mrs. Archbold left this morning for Toledo. Her mother is also in very poor health. T. J. Durkin, agent for the Auburn', automobile, has sold a number of the 1916 models and they are beauties. Yesterday he brought home three cars. John D. Meyer of this city gets one of them and County Commissioner Chris Eicher another. ‘ The latter’s car is one of the best ones in the county, a 60-horse power car. with a 140-inch wheel base. Active efforts continue on the pro' ject of steam railroad building to connect St. Mary’s and Ft. Wayne. Indiana, with a view to having trunk line connections from the lake region to the sea. Indiana interests are expected, to form an organization today. St. Mary’s and Fort Wayne commercial clubs will arrange a second meeting to be held either in St. Mary’s or Fort Wayne for a complete organization embracing the principal towns along the line.—St. Mary’s Leader. Sweet potato and yam plants at Fullenkamp’s. You can get an elegant silk shirt for $2 at Teeple, Brandyberry & Peterson’s.

f APPOINTMENT OF APMINISTRATOR f Notice Im hnroby given that the un- , derilgnefl has been appointed administrator of the estate of Christian Fortney, late of Adunis county, deceased. • The eHtate Is probably solvent. » ORLEN 8. FORTNEY, Administrator. ■ May 9. title. Dore B. Erwin, Attorney. 11-18-25 • NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ? ESTATE, Notice la hereby given to the creditors, heirs and legatees of Peter Huff- - man, deceased, to appear In the Adams circuit court, livid at Decatur, ? Indiana, on the <th day of June, - 1916, and show cause, if any, why tii<flnal aettKfnent accounts with tlie estate of said decedent should not he up-. ■ proved; and said heirs are notified to then and there make proof of heir- ' ship and receive their distributive slmres. S. ‘P. HOFFMAN, I 1). F. HOFFMAN, 1 L. L. YAGER, Administrators. IMoatur, Ind., May 15, 1916. i Peterson & Moran, Attys. 18-25 APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR. • Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned has I Appointed iiilmmistrator Os the estate ol Christi.tn i Gerlier, late of Adams County, deceased. Tlie estate Is probably solv- , ent. BENJAMIN GERBER, zXdmlnistrator. i May 17, 1916. Peterson & Moran, Attys. 18-25-1 AN ordinance: Krquirlng All Railroad Companies Operiitiug Railroads in and Through the City of Decatur, Indiana, to Place Electric LightM at CroMslnK's. Section 1. Be it ordained by the , common council in and for tlie City of Decatur. Indiana, that it shall here after be the duty of every railroad . company, running and operating a railroad through said city, to keep and maintain an electric light at every point where the main track of said railroad company, upon which it runs any regular train ofr trains during the night time, crosses or intersects at grade any public street in said city; • such electric lights shall be Type C Nitrogen lamps and of sufficient pow1 er tp light the crossing df said railroad where they are placed and main-. • tallied in such a manner as to enable citizens and other persons travelling and passing over said crossings to see the track and protect themselves from the danger of running trains on such railroads. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that all lamps provided for in section 1 hereof shall be lighted on ail dark hours of rhe night according to the Philadelphia Moonlight Schedule. Sec. 3. Any rairoad company or companies who shall fail to keep and maintain such lamps as hereinbefore provided or who shall violate any of ■ the provisions of this ordinance shall upon conviction thereof be fined and forfeit to said city the sum of ten dollars for each and every offense and each day’s failure to comply with the provisions of this ordinance after same lias become in force shall be taken and deemed a separate offense. Sec. 4. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in the City of Decatur, Indiana, in conflict with this ordinance are nereby repealed. Sec. 5. It is expressly declared that an emergency exists for the immediate taking effect of this ordinance, it shall therefore be in full force and effect from and after its passage and two weeks’ publication, once each week, in a daily newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the City • of Decatur, Indiana. Passed and adopted by the co innion council in open session this 16th day of May. 1916. Presented to, approved and signed by the Mayor this 16th day of May, 1916. C. N. CHRISTEN. H. M. DeVOSS, Mayor. City Clerk. ’ 18-2 o ONOTICE TO PROPERTY OYVXEKS In the Mutter of Madison Street Curb Improvement. Notice is hereby given that tiif common council in and for the City of De-' • catur. Indiana, lias heretofore, to-wit. on the 16th day of May, 1916, adopted a preliminary resolution ordering the construction of the following improvement, to-wit: Improvement of Madison street by . curbing tlie roadway from Eighth street to Thirteenth street, as per plans and specifications on file in the office of the city clerk. Notice Is also glvfen that said com- : mon council will on the ZOth Day of June, lliltl. at seven o’clock p. nr., at their council room in said city hear all persons interested or property Is liable to be assessed for the proposed Improvement and will then and there determine whether the benefits accruing to the property liable to be as- . sensed will be equal to the estimated costs thereof. Witness my hand and seal this 17tb day of May, 1916. 11. M. DeVOSS, 18-25 City Clerk. - — o— — NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS lu Hie Matter of the Line street Iniproveincnf. ’ Notice Is hereby given that the com-. • mon council in and for the City of Decatur, Indiana, has heretofore, to-wit, ; on the 16th day of May, 1916, adopted a preliminary resolution ordering the construction of the following improvement, to-wit: Improvement of Line street, from Adams street to the north rail of the . Chicago & Erie Railroad, as per plans 5 and specifications on in tlie office i of the city clerk Notice is also given that said com- • mon council will on the as. 2<Hli Day of June, 1916, • seven o’clock p. m.. at their coun- ' ell room in said city hear all persons interested or whose property is liable to be assessed for the proposed improvement and will then and there determine whether the benefits accruing to the property liable to be assessed will be equal to the estiniat- ‘ ed costs thereof. Witness my hand and seal this 1• Ni day of May, 1916. H. M. DeVOSS, 18*25 City Clerk. NftTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS In Hie Muller of Third Street Curb mid Sidewalk Improvement. Notice is hereby given that tlie common council in and for the City of Deeatuu Indiana, has heretofore, towit on tlie 16tli day of May, 1916, . adopted a preliminary resolution or- < dering the construction of the following improvement, to-wit: Construction of cement sidewalks ’ ami curbing the roadway on Third street from tlie north line of Adams : street to the south line of Madison street, and from north line of Monroe street to tlie soutli line of Fifth street as per plans and specifications on file In tlie office of the city clerk. Notice Is also given that said com-, . mon council will on the 201 h Day of June, IIHU. at seven o’clock p. m.. at their coun- ' ell room In said city hear all persons interested or whose property is liable to be assessed for the proposed improvement ami will then determine whether the benefits accruing to tlie propertv liable to be assessed will be equal to the estimated costs thereof. Witness my hand and seal this 17th day of May, 1916. H. M. DeVOSS, 18-25 City Clerk. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS In the Mutter of Ninth Street Improvement. Notice is hereby given that the common council In and for the City of Decatur. Indiana, lias Heretofore, to-wlt, on tlie 16th day of May, 1916, adopted a preliminary resolution ordering the construction of trie following improvement, to-wit: Improvement of Ninth street from soutli line of Monroe street to tlie north side of Adams street by paving, curbing and construction of sidewalks, as per plans and specifications- on file in the office of the city < lerk Notice is also given that said com-

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: mon council will on the 201 h Day of June, 1916. at seven o’clock p. in., at their coun- ■ ell room in said city hear all persons ' interested or whose property Is 11a--1 ble to be assessed for the proposed ’ improvement and will then and there determine whether the benefits accruing to the property liable to be assessed will be equal to the estimated costs thereof. Witness my hand and seal this 17th 1 day of May, 1916. - H. M. DeVOSS, 18-25 City Clerk. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE. Notice is hereby given to the credit- * itors. heirs and legatees of Elinor ’ J. Ray. debased; -to appear in tin Adams Circuit Court, held at Decatur, Indiana, on the 9th day of June. 1916, and show cause, if. any. why the - final settlement accounts with the es- ' tate of said decedent should not be ap- • proved; and said heirs are notified to then and there make proof of heirship, and receive their distributive , shares. DENNIS STRIKER, t Administrator. Decatur, Indiana, May 19, 1916. ih'ih’i-, Sutton & fieller, Attys. 25-1 “I’LL MEET YOU AT THE WASH HOUSE.” I (By Jesse A. Swartz) ■ We’re going to spring a brand new stunt. Something we’ve not yet had; ' An affair, which soon will be placed at the front. It’s known as the Parcel Post fad. . It’s of the “Christian Endeavor," section number one, And all members are doing their ; best; ; All doing the work that now must be

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SLIGHT ADVANCE IN PRICES. Because of the increased prices in ingredients, the undersigned dealers will, beginning June 1. raise the prices on all sodas with ice cream and all Sundaes to in cqpts. Plain , ice cream and soft drinks will remain the same. 5 cents: ROBINSON CONFECTIONERY. , HVNSICKER & MILLER. J.’ S. COLCHIN. I : W. P COLCHIN. ED BOKNECHT. ENTERPRISE DRUG CO. CALLOW & KOHNE. I SMITH, YAGER & FALK. RALPH MILLER. JOHN KELLER. 125t5 I ° DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY RTG