Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 140, Decatur, Adams County, 13 June 1916 — Page 3

* fl| Here’s one of our Welted Work Shoes built on a dress / Ss/?• s hoe last* It is made and / * rV ' fl * \ finished exactly like a dress ■\® \ \ I *\\ shoe except that the leather VaL USC d * S a h eav i er STade. , •Qft This one has a soft, dark \\ tan upper and a medium I heavy sole. Not a tack or thread [ 0 hurt your feet. LIKE CUT' $4.00 OTHERS AT $3.50 Charlie Voglewede AT THE SIGN OF THE BIG SHOE

WEATHER FORECAST j XXX»X« XXX • * XXXI * 2 XX* tytfHXXII»-? 2 tTt .1 t It!!! f'ff * Increased cloudiness tonight. Wednesday probably showers. C; F. Kinna was a Fort Wayne visitor today. Dr. C. V. Connell went to Fort Wayne yesterday. Miss Ruby Parrish was a Fort Wayne visitor today. Gabe Eccles, wel known man about town, is in North Nakota, being with a show. Mrs. Harvey Harruff is visiting in Fort Wayne with her son, Russell Harruff. Mrs. Esther Smith left yesterday afternoon for Ottawa. Ohio, for a two weeks’ visit.' Adam Cully of Dayton is visiting his two brothers, Wesley and J. T. Cully of Willshire this week. Robert Merryman, son of Judge and Mrs. J. T. Merryman, has returned from Vanderbilt school, in Tennesee, where he has been a student. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Porter left on the 1:05 train yesterday afternoon for Berne to visit with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Kerr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schoer and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Krider of Van Wert. Ohio, and the Fryberger family of Fort Wayne motored here Sunday and were guests of the J. H. Voglewede family. Charles Moore, formerly of this city, but now living in Phoenix Arizona, arrived in Decatur for a visit with his friends and relatives. He is a son of T. R. Moore, deceased, formerly Icoal agent for the Standard Oil Company.

The Home Os Quality Groceries New Potatoes, lb 5c Rawona Red Cherries 15c New Cabbage, lb .5c Fancy Pink Salmon ..10c z Applebutter, lb 10c ' Wigwam Tea, |/ 2 lb. Red Salmon 15c Pkg 25c Extra Red Salmon .... 20c 10 Nut Megs and Grater 10c San Flush will clean closet bowls, can 25c A Percolator with a lb. of Best and Cheapest Coffee.. .28c I We pay cash or trade for produce, Eggs 19c Butter 17c to 23 e M. E. HOWER North of G. R. & I. Deoot ’Phone 108

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Miss Anna Winnes visited in Fort Wayne today. Bob Peterson arrived home last evening from Bloomington. Mr. and Mrs. William McQueen went to Fort Wayne this morning. Mrs. J. H. Rilling and daughter, Esther, spent the day in Ft. Wayne. Mrs. D. M. Hensley and daughter, Leah, went to Fort Wayne this morning. Mr. and Mrs Robert Mercer spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Dauer. Stewart Niblick has returned to Chicago to resume his studies in the Chicago College of Medicine and surgery. Miss Kate Maddy returned on the 1:05 train yesterday afternoon’ to Muncie after a visit here with Mrs. Mary Congleton and daughter, Bess. Charles Longenberger, who recently had a hand amputated as a result or injuries received while putting a belt on a moving wheel, is recovering. Mrs. Harry Horn and daughter. Mary Lolise, of Cleveland, Ohio, who visited with the J. H. Voglewede family, left yesterday afternoon for Union City and from there will go to Sidney, Ohio. John T. Coots left Decatur last night for Marion, Idndiana, where he will attend the fiftieth anniversary services of the Ohio volunteers of the civil war. The celebration is being held in Marion today. Judge W. J. Vesey, Miss Vesey and Mrs. Will Vesey, jr„ left yesterday for Delaware. Ohio, where they will attend commencement exercises at Ohio Wesleyan university, from which Miss Catherine Vesey is to graduate.—Fort Wayne Journal-Ga-zette.

Mrs. J. H. Heller went to Fort Wayne today noon. Charles Moore of Phoenix, Ariz., is here visiting with relatives. Fishers' licenses were issued to O. D. Newhard and J. C. Grandstaff. Mrs. Henry Adler left on the 1:05 train for Berne to visit with relatives. Miss Frances Dauer has taken a Job at the Electric Works in Fort Wayne. Mrs. R. K. Fleming and daughter, Esta, of Root township, were shoppers here today. Mrs. H. 8. Michaud and daughter, JTorine, went to Berne today to visit with relatives. Dr. Albaugh of Willshire was called to Monroeville Tuesday on professional business. Sterling, Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. 8. P. Hoffman, is very ill of lung trouble, bordering on pneumonia. Miss Catherine Martin returned this afternoon on the 1:05 train to Geneva after a visit here with her aunt, Mrs. Wagoner. v Attend the opening of Waterkorks park Thursday evening when a band concert will be given. Refreshments will be sold. Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Miller left for Lake Webster, where they will join Mr. and Mrs. Lenington of Muncie in a week’s outing. Miss Minta Acker returned yesterday afternoon to her work at Geneva after spending Sunday here with the Irvin Acker family. 't’he Knights of Pythias, with the band and the men’s chorus, will go to Berne this evening to attend the county K. of P. meeting. Rev. Harman will leave this afternoon for Roanoke to attend, the convention of the Young People’s Christian Endeavor society of this district. Carlisle Flanders left for Delphos, Ohio, this morning. From there he will go to South pßend in the interest of the Kre-Mo company of Fort Wayne. The dance to be given at the Masonic hall Wednesday evening promises to be a very enjoyable affair. Good music and a jolly good time assured. An automobile ’ll sell itself if th' feller has got th’ price. Expectoratin’ on th’ sidewalk is agin th’ law, but how about th’ feller who sprays you?—Abe Martin. . Miss Gusta Cramer, chief telephone operator, who is quite ill of ulcers of the stomach, is resting better, but is still bedfast and will probably be so for three or four weeks. Misses Ethel Ervin and Bertha Kohne were among those who left today noon for Fort Wayne to attend the commencement and golden jubilee of Sacred Heart Academy. They are both graduates. Be sure to attend the band concert and opening of Waterworks park, on Thursday evening. The Woman’s Civic Improvement society is planning for a big crowd and will serve ice' cream, cake, candies and other light refreshments. Dick Ehinger who for the past six years has’passed the Daily Democrat to one hundred and fifty subscribers in the north-west part of the city has resigned from the job to accept a position with the Holland-St. Louis Sugar company, Thursday morning. Dick Heller will take the north end route.

The awful conditions which are at this time being felt in the war ridden country of Belgium are shown in a letter which was received in Hartford City Saturday, telling of the death of Mrs. Mary Kestment. near Brussels. Mrs. Kestment slowly starved to death, according to the letter. The decedent was an aged woman. having passed her ninety-sixth birthday some time ago, and since the opening of the war had been caring for ten or twelve children who were left orphans when their parents were killed in the war. She was allowed only a small portion of a meal for each of the children daily and. the letter goes on to state, she Used the morsel which had been given to herself to feed the children. - Several Possible Meanings. The Thinker —“I’ve got a letter from my son out West.” His Friend—- “ What Is Tom doing now?” The Thinker—“ That’s what I can’t make out. He says he is engaged in the destruction of weeds. Now, that may mean he's smoking a good many cigars or that he is trying to induce some widow to make a second venture, or it may mean that he is farm work.” His Usual Course. The fellow who complains that he is having a hard time in keeping body and soul together usually devotes his entire income to the body and lets his soul hang on as best it can. —Houston Post. Adulteration. Says the Chicago department of health bulletin: “In morals, adulteration is ever debasing; in food, it worketh a lie; in air. <t is an abomination.”

DECATUR BUSINESS MEN’S “BUY AT HUME” DEPARTMENT

WHEN IN DECATUR VISIT THE Crystal theater. Best of films, most always a feature play of merit. Cool place to spend an evening. Enjoy the world's best photoplays here. Try it tonight. TO THE CONSUMERS OF FLOUR, when you want winter wheat flour, buy our brand. We make the best. Our mills are right here in town and we can please you. The Fornax Milling Co., Decatur. CARUSO SINGS TODAY AT THE Holthouse Drtig store. So do all other famous artists on Victor and Edison records. Diamond discs. A full line of drugs and medicines. Holthouse Drug Co., Decatur. THE REXALL STORES ARE ALways reliable and leaders in the drug line. See our large line of specialties. We also carry a full line of druggists’ sundries. Sick room and physician's prescriptions a specialty. Smith, Yager & Falk. WE HANDLE LADIES’ wear clothing exclusively, and carry a large stock. See our prices on furs to close out for this season. It will pay you to trade with us always. Gass & Meibers. REX THEATER—THE MUTUAL playhouse. Change of program daily. See the best shows here. Best of the Mutual Masterpieces are shown at this theater, featuring the worldknown players. ■ A , _ THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF Decatur does all kinds of legitimate banking in all its branches. Pays interest on time deposits. Capital and surplus one hundred and twenty thousand. WE ARE THE FIRST TO DISPLAY the latest creations in hats and millinery goods and carry a large line oftrlmmed and untrimmed hats. We are boosters for home trade. Mrs. Kate Burdg. TEEPLE, BRANDYBERRY & PEterson are ready to show you a complete new spring line of clothing and furnishings at reanonable prices. Call and see them. WE ARE HEADQUARTERS IN DEcatur for all kinds of electrical goods, and do wiring in all its branches on short notice. We carry a large line of everything electrical. A. C. Lawrence Electrical Co., Decatur. ALWAYS TRADE IN DECATUR for anything in the furniture line. You can get honest goods and fair treatment at our store. A large assortment to chouse from and right prices. Beavers & Atz.

WHEN IT COMES TO DRY GOODS our reputation for fair dealing is our guarantee. We know and want you to understand we can do better by you than any catalogue house. Niblick & Co. HOY/ ABOUT LUMBER AND building material. We want you to see us first. We can save you money on anything in our line and want you to get our prices first. ’Phone your coal orders. Kirsch, Sellemeyer & Sons. BUY AT HOME. YOU WILL ALways come out ahead by buying Guaranteed Clothes of Holthouse, Schulte Co. » i DO YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE leaders in furniture, pianos, organs and musical goods, and are well equipped for funeral directions. We are boosters for home trade. ’Phone 61. Gay, Zwick & Myers, Decatur, Ind. THE FIVE AND TEN CENT stores are a great convenience in any locality and are a boon for any community. We carry a large line of household necessitives. C. E. Baughman, Decatur, Ind. . BRING IN YOUR CATALOGUES. Just give us a chance to quote you prices on hardware before' you send off to the mail order house. We will convince you that we can do as well. Lee Hardware Co. STOP, LOOK, LISTEN. WE ARE agents for San-Tax household remedies and carry a full line of drugs and medicines. Located on east side of street. See us. • Callow & Kohne, druggists, Decatur, Ind. THOSE OLD PICTURES OF father or mother are very dear to you. Priceless, rr, ract. Just boar in mind that your children would cherish just such pictures of you. Erwin’s studio, Decatur.

ORGANIZE FOR GENERAL GOOD Live Merchants’ Associations Needed by Communities CO OPERA! ION IS NECESSARY How to Hold Local Patronage Despite the Aggressive Assaults of Mail Order Houses—“ Special Days a Splendid Scheme That is Productive of Excellent Results.

[Copyrighted. 19H. by Thomas J. Sullivan.] The community which does not organize for the general good of its citizens la In a precarious state, as organization accomplishes everything when it Is perfect. It unites the community by ono of the strongest of all ties—the desire of Improving every citizen's condition. Co-operntion accomplishes everything when it Is perfect It satisfies desires, simplifies needs, foresees the wishes and becomes a constant source of benefit. Men's hearts ought not to be set against one another, but set with one another and all against the community evil. Unite* by Strongest Tie. Cooperation tends to wear off those prejudices which maintain destruction and animosity between business interests. It softens and polishes the manners of men. It disposes them to peace by estab llshlng in their community an order of citizens bound by their interests to be the guardians of public welfare. Live merchants' associations, live Individual merchants with inventive tnfnds, can do much toward regaining and holding the farmers' patronage now being sought and fought for by the aggressive mail order houses. All of the merchants of a town or county co-operating as members of the right kind of an association can accomplish much to the general benefit of all coneeuicd Jn the solution of the retail mall order problem. Must Conserve Aii Interests. Too many combinations of merchants fail because too often those organizing them lose sight of the law of mutual benefit and seek to advance the selfish interests of the merchants alone at the expense of their custom ers. To be permanent and beneficial, it seems to ine. a merchants' association should confine itself to devising ways and means of bettering trade generally in its own town. Efforts in that direction. of course, cannot lie continually successful unless the interests of con sumers are also conserved. Law of Mutual Benefit. But, starting with the fact that both farmer and townsman are Interested in making the town and country prosperous, you wouljJ have the law of mutual benefit on which to build up an association that would be powerful in convincing all the neopie of the section WE’LL WASH EVERYTHING BUT the baby. And we guarantee you satisfactory work, or it don’t cost you a cent. Decatur Laundry. DON’T BUY YOUR TIRE OUT OF town until you get our prices. We can do just as well in prices as any one anywhere. Be a home booster. Kalver-Noble Garage Co. HAVE YOU EVER SMOKED A Masterpiece cigar? If not, why not? Try one and it will convince you that it is one of the best that money can buy. John H. Lose. IF YOU ARE*IN NEED OF ANY work in my line, just call ’phone 739, or 765. Furnace, -roofing, spouting, lightning rods, and cornice work. I guarantee all my work. A. R. Ashbaucher. WE CAN COMPETE WITH ANY mail order house. Bring in your catalogue and make us prove it. We deal in harness, buggies, carriage, hardware, etc. Repair work done. Chas. F. Steele & Co., Decatur, Ind. HOW ABOUT YOUR BICYCLE OR motorcycle. If it needs enameling,' just bring it in and I will make it look like new. Omer Parent Supply House. £ WE DO SANITARY PLUMBING. Steam and hot water heating, vapor and vacuum heating a specialty. See us for estimates. Wo guarantee all our work. P. J. Hyland, 222 Monroe St., Decatur, Ind.

that "it pays to Keep your money at home.” Getting farmers to town, it seems to me also, is the most Important field of a merchants' association. And having '’specials" or "bargains" for getting them Into the stores is the field of the merchant's individual efforts within which be should retain every bit of his liberty to act Many Merchants Offer Prizes. In many parts of the country the merchants’ associations have estab- ‘ fished what they call "carnival day." or “county court day." or “fair day,” or “market day.” and on these days each merchant advertises that he will give prizes for the largest number of eggs brought to bis store, or for the best roll of butter, or for the best bushel of potatoes. There are many other legitimate schemes which may be used to create interest and draw the people to his stort. Sometimes several merchants offer prizes of the same kind of produce, and this stimulates Interest and results In sharper competition. On these “special’’ days the merchants often arrange to have an ex pert auctioneer on hand to sell any kind of secondhand machinery or farm utensils, household goods, horses, cattle, etc., on a commission basis. If sales are made the auctioneer received 5 per cent; if no sales are made there is no expense Incurred. Wonderfully Helpful. Propositions of this character are wonderfully helpful In bringing people to town, and when they get to town it Is a comparatively easy matter to interest them in something they need These “special" days, however, must be arranged to correspond with the periods of farm wßrk. For instance, it would be useless to arrange such days when the farmer is in the midst of planting' or harvest IngNot an Ordinary Husband. The Lady Ito the aeroplane demonstrator)—l wish you wouldn't try to sell an airship to my busband. The Salesman—And why not. mad am? "Because he isn't to be trusted with it.” , “But. madam, our new machines are all foolproof." “Ordinarily perhaps But you haven't luet my husband."-Cleveland Plain Dealer. DRY CLEANING. WHEN YOU think of Dry Cleaning, think of us. Decatur Dry Cleaners, opposite the Murray Hotel. BUY YOUR PAINT BY YEARS, and square yards, not gallons. If you can’t own the best house in town, you can at least own one of the best painted ones, if you buy Patton's Sun Proof Paint from Schafer Hardware Co. T. A. LEONARD IS LOCATED ON Madison street, and his 'phone number is 374 if you are in need of any kind of tin or furnace work, just call him up. COME IN AND LOOK OVER OUR large stock of trimmed and untrimmed hats that w T e are closing out at cost. All the latest styles. Mrs. A. Boese. WE WANT THE RESIDENTS OF Decatur and Adams county to know we handle the best pianos, organs and musical goods and can save you many a dollar. Scherer & Rick, Decatur, Ind. WE HANDLE DOMESTIC AND imported cigars. Pipes and smoker’s articles. S6le agency for La Preferencia cigars. A line billiard room in connection. Ed L. Kintz, opposite court house. Decatur. BE A HOME BOOSTER WHEN IT comes to anything in our line, we will compete with any mail order house. Farm implements of all description. Dowling-Schuey Co.

HEADQUARTERS FOR ANYthing in furniture at prices right. We can save you money on the piano you must buy. See us before buying.— Yager Bros. & Reinking. A FIRST CLASS GARAGE IS A boon to any community. a We have every facility to take care of your automobile. Carry a large line of accessories. Prices right. L. A. Holthouse. Fashionable Livery. DON’T FORGET TO REMEMBfck what you shouldn't forget. Smoke th® White Stag extra mild. It’s made at home. THE MADISON HOTEL UNDER new management, the favorite stopping place in Decatur. All modern, electric-lighted, steam heated, home cooking, near business center of town. American or European plan. William Heiner, Prop, I CAN’T MAKE ALL THE BREAD used in town, so I just make the best of it. My bakery is open for inspection at all times. Decatur Sanitary Steam Bakery. A WORD ABOUT CLOTHING IS now in line. We want every one to examine our large stock and get our prices before you buy. Our prices will keep your money in Decatur. The Myers-Dailey Co. THE KUEBLER CO, BOSTON Store, will sell you any kind of dry goods as low as any mail order house. Buy your dry goods at home and see what you are getting.. The Kuebler Co., Decatur, Ind. GET ALL THE MILEAGE YOU CAN. We can help you. Have your old tires rebuilt and double-treaded. We carry a large line of harness, buggies, etc. Repairing a specialty. A. W. Tanvas, Decatur. Ind. COME IN AND SEE OUR Display of Easter hats. Trimmed hats from $1.50 and up. U. Deininger. GET THE HABIT OF SMOKING Decatur made cigars. To boost home trade, try our N. H. C., a leader, and our 104 La Sena, straight 10c. H. A. Colchin, Decatur, Ind. MAIL ORDER HOUSES CAN GIVE you a fit, but not in shoes. For up-to-the-minute styles in footwear, just •call on Peoples & Gerke. OLD ADAMS COUNTY BANK IS the oldest and strongest financial institution in Adams county, and pays interest on still accounts. Come in and get acquainted. We want your account. THE PEOPLES LOAN & TRUST Co. does a general banking business and our depositors are protected by insurance. See our list of responsible officers and directors. Safety deposit boxes for rent. SEE US FIRST FOR PRICES on monuments, marble, granite, art statuary. We can please you and serve you well. Wemhoff Monumental Works, 'Phone 395. Decatur, Ind. GET OUR PRICES FIRST IN hardware, implements, automobiles and vehicles, 17 series. Studebakers, just out. Buy it because it is a Studabaker; 40 horse power, $845; 50 horse power, SIOSO. Henry Knapp & Son, Decatur, Ind. DECATUR’S RESIDENT CHlßOpractir. There is only one resident chiropractor in Decatur, or Adams county. Oniy one chiropractor that pays city and county taxes. Only one chirbpractor that does his purchasing from your home merchants. Help him help your community. O. L. Burgener, D. C., over Vance & Hite’s. AUBURN IS YOUR CAR. AND talking about "Trading at Home," why not decide on the Auburn car. It’s made in Indiana by men who know how and who will back up anything they say about it. T. J. Durkin, Decatur, Indiana, resident agent. ATTEND OUR SPRING OPENING sale and save money. Bernstein’s. OUR FIFTY YEARS IN THE SHOE business should be sufficient proof we are there with the right kind oft goods and treatment. See us for all kinds of footwear. Winnes Shoe Store. REYNOLDS’ ASPHALT SHINGLES will give you a lower rate of insurance on both house and contents. Their beautiful soft tones make them harmonize with your building, give personality to your house and add to the value of the property as a whole For sale by Decatur Lumber Co,