Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 144, Decatur, Adams County, 17 June 1916 — Page 3

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I WEATHER FORECAST Fair tonight and Sunday. Warmer In northern and central portions. The man who is lacking in his will power is changeable in his ideas. Miss Ella Bleeke left yesterday afternoon for Fort Wayne for a few days’ visit. Kenyon Walters is at home from Delaware, Ohio, where he has been a student at Ohio Wesleyan university. “If the forehead is fairly high this denotes a good intellect and a fine memory. The forehead should not slope forward, and only very slightly backward.” Floyd R. Goodwin of Bluffton, Ind., and Miss Jane Williams of Poneto, Ind., were married yesterday afternoon by Justice C. M. Weaver at the court house.—Hillsdale Daily. Mrs. Rev. Henoch Hoile of South Bend is here for the wedding of her sister, Miss Ludmilla Dornseif. which will take place tomorrow afternoon. Rev. Hoile will come Sunday. Mrs. Aaron C. Augsburger returned yesterday afternoon from Berne, where she visited with her father. Jacob Wulliman. He is suffering from rheumatism and yesterday was ■worse. He is very weak and sleeps much of the time. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Kist are in Portland, Maine, for a week, enjoying the beaitiful scenery of that district and the many things of historical interest. Among other points of interest they have visited Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s old home, which is a square brick house, built in 1875 by the Wadsworths. Mrs. Kist was formerly Miss Merle Burdg.

TlieliomeOf Quality Groceries Late Seed Potatoes, home grown, bu $1.50 Purani Scratch Feed, 100 tb. bag $2.50 Sliced Hawaiian Pineapples, large cans, doz $2.00 Fancy Yellow Evaporated Peaches, 3 tbs 25c Fancy Muri Evaporated Peaches, 2 lbs 25c Swansdown Flour, pkg. 25c 3 lbs 25c Fancy Cal. Walnuts, New Cabbage 5c Tb 22c New Potatoes 5c Extra Fancy Head Rice Lima Beans 8c We pay cash or trade for produce, Eggs 19c Butter 17c to 23c M. E. HOWER North of G. R. & I. Depot ’Phone 108

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Martin Lord, of Monmouth, was a shopper here this mordning. Miss Myrtle Wilder is a new Saturday afternoon clerk at the Morris store. Hugii Hitchcock left this morning for Sturgis, Michigan, where he will be employed. Thb Misses Genevieve Bremerkamp and Georgia Meibers are spending the week-end at Churubusco with Miss Druscilla Gandy. > George Roop is at work at the Winnes shoe store again after a several weeks’ vacation occasioned by an attack of rheumatism. William Hurst, wife, daughter Ellen and Son Harold of Rock Island. Illinois are visiting a few days will Mr. and Mrs. James Hurst and family. You almost have t’ buy an auto these days t’ git rid o’ th’ folks who want t’ know why you don’t. 'Bout ever’ thing is made by machinery these days, includin’ statesmen. — Abe Martin. Miss Winifred Ellingham of Indianapolis arrived on the 3:22 train yesterday to attend the wedding of Miss Naomi Dugan and Mr. A. R. Morton tonight. She is a guest at the J. H. Heller home. Dr. P. B. Thomas and Charles Voglewede went to Fort Wayne to call on little Helen Voglewede, who was taken to the St. Joseph hospital Fort Wayne yesterday, for treatment for fever. Mr. and Mrs. Albert McGill left this morning for their home at Sturgis, Mich. They attended a birthday party for Mr. McGill’s mother yesterday afternoon. -They -were accompanied to their home by Miss Mary Patterson who will be their guest.

James K. Niblick was a Ft. Wayne visitor today. Misses Bertha and Gertrude Keller went to Fort Wayne today noon. Mrs. Glen Glancy and nephew returned to Monroe on the 1:05 train. Misses Gladys Flanders and Fanny Heller went to Wayne today noon. • Miss Nell Flox went to Berne to spend a week at!the home of her parents near that place. Mr. and Mrs* Albert McGill left this morning for Sturgis, Michigan, where he will be employed. Mrs. William Hornstein and daughters, Esther and Bertha, left on the 1:05 train for Indianapolis for a visit. Mrs. Charles Bracht arrived from Fort Wayne to visit with her parents, Jlr. and Mrs. Nyffeler, near MiTnroe. Mrs. J. S. Peterson went to Rome City today to Join the J. D. Hales and B. E. Parker families at their cottage. Misses Nola Bryan and Lydia Beieneke left today for Terra Haute where they will enter the normal school. Mrs. Fred Hart left this afternoon for her home'at Cincinnati, Ohio, after a visit here with the Henry Knapp family. Hoyt Ayres of east of the city left today for Berne to spend Sunday with his grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. Marlon Buffenbarger.

Mrs. A. J. Miller left on the 1:05 train for her home at Greenville, O. She visited here with her daughter, Mrs. Clayson Carroll. Miss Leona Bosse left this afternoon for Covington, Ky„ to spend two lyeeks with Miss Anne Overmann. She was accompanied by Miss Valett Legamen of Fort Wayne. Mrs. Paul Reinking and daughter. Miss Louise Masengarb. to Fort Wayne. From there Miss Masengarb. will go to Geneseo, 111., for a two weeks’ visit at her home. She is a stenographer for the Graham & Walter soflice. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Will Hurst and children, Helen and Harold, arrived this afternoon from Rock Island. 111., for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Hurst, and other relatives. i This is their first visit here in five years. Mrs. Frank Gass and Miss Marie Gass will accompany Miss Naomi to Toledo tomorrow. Miss Naomi will go from there to Detroit, Mich . where she will take a position as a stenographer in the office of her uncle, D. M. Reed, a real estate man. In some sections farmers are hitching a road drag to the auto when taking a trip to town or anywhere else on the roads, spys American Farming, Chicago. The car pulls the drag along the mile or two of road that the farmer cares to keep up. On the way home he picks up the drag where he left it and drags the other side of the road going back, making such a round each time the car is taken out. G. C Steele and family, Mrs. Henry Thomas and daughter, Portia, will motor to Huntington tomorrow where they will visit with the H. H. Scherer family and other friends. The Steeles will also attend the Christian Sunday school there, of which they were members when they resided in Huntington. The Sunday school is one of the largest in this section, having between "f>o and 800 members. > Mrs. Benjamin P. Rice went to Berne on the 1:05 train for a short visit. She is accompanying her grandson, Edward Rice, who is returning to his grandmother’s home at Berne after a two weeks’ visit here with his grandparents and his father. Harvey D. Rice. Edward, who is four years old. goes to take part in the children’s day exercises at the Evangelical church at Berne, he being .on the program for a short speech.

Making co-operative shipments of horses has resulted in higher prices to farmers and breeders of the middle west who have received top prices in the Chicago markets, rather than the low, unsatisfactory returns made when the horses are sold from the farms to country horse buyers. High class draft geldings are being keenly sought at the markets, says an article in American Farming, Chicago. They should be good ones—weighing 1,600 and up. sound, true actors, with hard, fiat bone, nice quality, heavy muscles, and no heaves, jacks, sidebones, curbs, thoroughbreds, or poll evil. The outlook in horse breeding is brightest in the history of the country. THE GOSPEL TEAM In Charge of Methodist Sunday Evening Service. The Epworth League gospel team of which Harvey Everett is captain, and comprising eight or ten young people, will have charge of the services at the Methodist church Sunday evening, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. This is a sort of an evangelistic meeting. There will be talks and music and a consecration hour will also be held.

Great Stars | in Great Plays ym? newer ; Jbigger,l>etter Screen productions \ are X % at the best ’ playhouses i I >/ * MhW Auk /theatre At NOTICE TO HIDDF.IIS. Notice Is hereby given that on Thursday, June 29, I9IS, at 1 o’clock p. in. at my office in Union township, I will receive bids for the mowing of weeds and the cleaning of rubbish off the banks of ditches in Union township, Adams county, Indiana. to-wit: |.'r<»i Weiland No. 1 ditch; Fred Welland No. 2; Gelnief & Durr ditch; Joseph 1,. Stelgrneyer ditch; John Bleeke ditch and branches thereof; Daniel* Shackley ditch. 1 will receive bids for the whole of each ditch by the rod. For further Information call at my office. A J. lIIENZ. 10-17 Trustee Union Township. NOTICE TO HIBDEHS. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned trustee of Preble township, will receive sealed bids at his office in Preble township at one o'clock on Friday, June 80, 1010, for a furnace for school house number one. Bids may be submitted for either a steam or hot air furnace. JOHN MILLER, 10-17-24 Trustee Preble Township. Had Him Stumped. An Irishman entered a New York post office for the purpose of mailing a letter to his fiancee. He paused in perplexity before a board containing three letter slots, bearing the words —“City,” “Domestic,” "Foreign!” “Faith,” he muttered, “this is a pretty problem. Maggie’s a domestic; she lives in the city, aitfi she’s a foreigner. What beats me is how I'm to get the letter into the three holes at wanst.” FOUND—A spray brush was thrown in Henry Bleeke's automobile a week or two ago. Owner can have same by calling at the Smith, Yager & Falk drug store and paying for this advertisement. 144t3

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Poisonous Javanese Snake. As everyone will Instantly comprehend, the amagahasebi of Java, a very poisonous snake, is so called from its umbrellalike head. The creature makes a peculiar noise by the nimble moving of its tongue and a slight touch of Its fangs is fatal.

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Not Alone in His Ideas. “I consider my own health and comfort," remarked the intensely self-con-cerned person. “Public opinion means nothing to me." “Well," replied Uncle Eben. pensively; "dar is sumpin’ jes’ about like dat de matter wif my mule.” s-rWashUigton Star.

Change Means Advancement. If people never changed their minds humanity would still be in the stone age. Optimistic Thought. Had justice always ruled mercy had been unknown.