Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 146, Decatur, Adams County, 20 June 1916 — Page 3

THE FELLOW WHO WEARS WELTED WORK SHOES CAN DO A BETTER DAYS WORK BECAUSE HIS FEET ARE ALWAYS COMFORTABLE* PLAIN TOE OR TIP $3.50 and $4.00 Charlie Voglewede AT THE SIGN OF THE BIG SHOE

j WEATHER FORECAST [ Cloudy tonight and Wednesday; probably showers. Judge D. E. Smith went to Fort Wayne this morning. Charles F. Steele and family spent yesterday visiting friends in Bluffton. Ed Kleinhenz of Fort Wayne is vis- , iting in the city with friends and relatives. Mrs. John Byer of Willshire, U., changed cars here this mornlJg enroute to Fort Wayne. Johnny, aged five, son of Mr. and Mrs*. D. Schmitt, will he operated upon tomorrow for the removal of adenoids and his tonsils. Mrs. Daniel Gorman and son, Tommy, of Van Wert, Ohio, are here visiting with her sister. Mrs. Henry Heidemann, and other relatives. Miss lone Easley, of Ft. Wayne president of the Fort Wayne district Epworth League, is here attending the convention. Mrs. H. A. Fuhrman and daughter, Mary, left this afternoon for Bluffton, 0., where they will visit with Mrs. Fuhrman’s- sister, Mrs. J. -E. Luginbill. Harvey Segur left this morning for Angola where he will attend the funeral of his niece, Mrs. Ruth Weatherby daughter of his brother, Charles Segur. • Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bender, formerly of Bluffton, who conduct a five and ten cent store at Van Wert, 0., were in the city this morning and called on William Page, manager of the Morris five and ten cent store.

The Home Os Quality Groceries! Bulte’s Best is a Red Turkey Hard Wheat Flour, guaran- I teed to make six loaves more than the ordinary flour. ■ 24 lb. Sack 90c* WE SELL IT! YOU TRY IT! Plenty of good Dairy Butter all the time. New Potatoes, New Cabbage, Strawberries, Oranges, Lemons, Bananas. We pay cash or trade for produce, Eggs 19c Butter 17c to 23c M. E. HOWER North of G. R. & I. Denot ’Phone 108 I MR. The Real Reason Why You Should Try The WHITE STAGE I EXTRA MILD I CIGAR I “Its the Best Smoke On Earth Or Elsewhere ” |j 5c Every Where 5c fe .

Mrs. H. A. Snyder of Claypool and Mrs. Ben Hoagland went to Ft. Wayne this morning. Attend the community supper on Thursday evening. One of the biggest events of the year. Rev. J. A. has gone to Rensselaer to attend the annual commencement exercises. He will also preside over the alumni banquet this evening. Mrs. John Gerard, who lately moved to Toledo, Ohio, is visiting in the city with her daughter. Marguerite. She spent the day in Fort Wayne with relatives. The city council will meet this evening and will receive proposals on the cost of installing a complete unit at the waterworks plant. Street and sewer matters will also be disposed of. The annual children’s picnic will be held at the Bleeke grove, north of the Bleeke church in Union township next Sunday, and you are invited to bring your dinner and come and.enjoy the day. A good time with plenty of games and amusement and the usual hig day is assured. Henry Gerke received word this morning from' a friend of Harvey Hilyard. at Akron. Ohio, that Mr. Hilyard was injured was here two weeks ago attending, the Ulman-Mil-ler wedding and his Wife is still here on a visit. He is a truck driver for the Taplin-Rice Clerking company. George Saunders, editor of the Bluffton Banner, and W’alter Ball, editor o the Huntington Herald, two of the best known newspaper men of Indiana, were here today and made us a**caJl. They are boosting the Hoosier Daily League, an organization of live newspapers in Indiana.

William Doehrman >of Fort Wayne was a business visitor -here yesterday. Mrs. John Hunt and son, Euler Hill, left yesterday afternoon for Fort Wayne. Miss Mayme Deininger left yesterday afternoon on the 3:22 train for Fort Wayne. Politicians an' actors never quit in time. If you want t’ disguise your hand use a pustofflce pen—Abe Martin. • Mrs. Jeff Bryson returned yesterday afternoon on the 1:05 train to Portland after a visit here with relatives. Mrs. J L. Fulton returned yesterday afternoon to Portland after a visit here with the Robert Blackburn family. Miss Rilla Eaipn returned yesterday to her home at Martin, Michigan, after a visit at Kenton, Ohio. She changed cars here. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Brown and son, Allen, of Seven Mlle, Ohio, who visited here, went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon, but wil return here. Miss Anna Theuer left yesterday afternoon on the 1:05 train for her home in Richmond after a visit with the Charles and Henry Fuelling families. Mr. and Mrs. Forest Vail returned yesterday afternoon to their home at Delphi. They were accompanied by Miss Juanita Both, who will be their guest. Mrs. J. S. Bowers and son, William, and daughter, Esther; Earl Colter and Miss Ireta Miller motored to Rome City Saturday and returned Sunday evening. The man who gets mad at what the newspaper says about him should return thanks three times a day for what the newspaper knew about him and suppressed.—Ex. Herbert A. Dauer spent Sunday in Fort Wayne with Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Merillat, and also attended the laying of the cornerstone for the new Christ's Lutheran church. Mrs. Charles Hocker returned yesterday afternoon from Monroe, where she visited with her mother, Mrs. J. P. Johnson. Mrs. Johnson is better and is able to sit up again. Conrad N. Pranger of Ft. Wayne and Miss Hazel E. Marquardt of Monroeville, Ind., were married Thursday afternoon at the court house at Hillsdale, Mich., by Justice Weaver. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sprang are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Wilcox at Grass Lake, Mich. Mrs. Sprang has taken seriously sick and will not be able to return home for a few days. Felix and Norbert Holthouse left this morning for Rensselater, where they will attend the annual commencement exercises at St. Johoph College. Both young men are graduates of tlje college. Miss Frances pauer of Fort Wayne, stenographer in the chemical engineering department of the General electric company, was the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Dauer, over Sunday. Rev. and Mrs. Karl Thompson and babe arrived yesterday afternoon on the 1:05 train from Ray to visit with Mrs. Thompson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Spangler, of Root township and to attend the Epworth League convention. The ripe olive is especially rich in food value, an dthe green olive is not far behind. This is gratifying news to those who carve this reliqh and have always considered it as an appetizer only. . The condition of little Helen Voglewede, four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Voglewede, who was operated upon last Saturday for the removal of an internal abscess, remains about the same today. Last evening she showed some signs of Improvement. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stewart, Mrs. Daniel Ruse and John Miller of Huntnigton, motored here Sunday to spend Sunday at the J. H. Stewart home on South Thirtd. Mr. Stewart and family had gone to Warren early in the morning, however, and of course were not at home to entertain them. They gained entrance to the Stewart home, where they prepared their own dinner, and then drove to Warren, joining the Stewart family at supper at the home of Mrs. Stewart’s parents in Warren. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Hardison of Geneva were in the city Sunday afternoon. bringing with them their aunt, Hrs. Sarah Howard, to make a call on Mrs. Anna ShacWey Mrs. Howard, on the death of her husband about two years ago in a western state, went to Tyro, Kansas, to make her home with her sister, Mrs. Joseph Lenhart. Mr. Lenhart being a brother of Mrs. Shackley. Mrs. Lenhart’s death Recurred in a short time and Mrs. Howard is again compelled to seek a home elsewhere. After a visTF with relatives at Geneva and Wauseon Ohio, Mr. and Mrs. Hardison will make an automobile trip with her to Meadville, Pa., where she will live.

DECATUR BUSINESS MEN'S “BUY AT HOME" 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 Drug 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. 5 — 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 phyitclan’s prescriptions a specialty. Smith, Yager & Falk. W? HANDLE LADIES' READY-TO-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. Gaqs & 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. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF Decatur does all kinds of legitimate hanking 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 oftrimmed 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 treatmenF'at our store. A large assortment to choose 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 dff better by you than any catalogue house. Niblick 6 Co. HOW 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. 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 w-e 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, m ract. Just bear in mind that your children would cherish just such pictures of you. Erwin's studio, Decatur.

LOCAL PAPER AS HOME CHAMPION w Great Aid In Fighting Mail Order Houses. '""I. ' '■■■■■■ HI.!—II ■ I THE POWER OF THE PRESS I What Gunpowder Did for War the Printing Press Can do /or Home Merchants—How to Make the Best Use of a Very Efficient Weapon in Fight for the Home Market.

[Copyrighted, 1914, by Thomas J. Sullivan.l In former days superstitious rites were used to exorcise evil spirits, but in our times the same effect is attained and beyond comparison more effectually by tire newspapers. Before the talisman ghosts, vampires, witches and all their kindred tribes are driven from the laud, never to return. Nothing is so Intolerable to them as the smell of printing ink. New Element of Power. What gunpowder did for war the printing press can do for the local merchants who are competing with the retail mall order houses, but the first step toward enlisting the aid and friendship of the editor Is to understand thut he is ready to boost bls home town all the time and that every dollar expended with him for advertising will return a dollar’s worth of benefit or more. He asks no favors of any one; he has a dollar's worth to sell, and he can deliver the goods every time. r * The invention of printing added a new element of power to the race. From that hour the brain and not the arm, the thinker and not the soldier, books and not kings, were to rule the world; the weapons forged in the mind, keen edged and brighter than the sunbeam. were to supplant the sword and the battlenx. Power of the Press. The press is not only free; it is powerful. That power is ours. It is the greatest that man can enjoy. It was not granted by monarchs; it was not gained for us by aristocracies, but. it sprang from the people, and with no immortal instinct it Ims always worked for the people. Not infrequently are the editors themslves to blame for the general Impression that the chief value of a local paper is an evidence that the town is fully alive and fully up to date. White Space His Stock In Trade. The publisher’s stock in trade is the white space in his paper which he has to sell, the value of which the merchant can determine by his efforts to make good use of it, not by a little four or six inch ad. once a month, but by a good, large, well prepared ad run nine week after week. 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 homo 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. We guarantee all our work. P. J. Hyland, 222 Monroe St. Decatur, Ind.

The local maachants and town# people who are fighting the retail mall order houses can find no more valuable aid than the local editor. r * The local merchant can do business on a smaller margin of profit than the mall order bouse, as hl.-i expense# are less. He does not need to carry such a large stock, as he knows his people and their desires, and be knows and can prove that he can sell better goods for the money than the other fellow. How to Get Results. No doubt the principle reason why a few merchants say that advertising in local papers does not par Is because they themselves make small use of the space they buy. This Is the day of bargains, and consequently the space in the paper attracts attention. Give a little time and thought to the prepara tion of your ads. The merchant who will do this will get results and will no longer have cause to complain of the local press being no good as a drawing medium. * ». How many of them employ modern, up to date methods in the conduct of their business? Do they advertise intelligently and consistently, telling the public what they have for sale and at what price? When there Is a slight business depression in their town do they increase their advertising or do they hurry to the local newspaper and cut out their ad.? He Wouldn't Advertise. By constant and liberal use of the advertising columns of the local press the merchants encourage the editors to greater effort in providing more and better local reading matter, and in this way the advertising worth of the paper is materially Increased, as the arrival of a paper worth while Is always awaited In the homes of your consum ers. * * i And when you come to the end of life’s journey do not be in a position to have the following Inscribed upon your tombstone: And when he dies go plant him deep That naught may break his dreamless sleep, Where no rude clamor may dispel The quiet that he loved so well. And when the world may know Its loss Place on his grave a wreath of mun And on the stone above, "Here Hee A chump who wouldn’t advoiti«e ' 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, 7 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 ANO LOOK OVER OUR large stock of trimmed and untrimmed hats that we 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. Sole agency for La Prcferencia cigars. A fine 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 ANYthlng in furniture at prices right. We can save you money on the piano you must buy. See us before buying.— Yager Bros. & Relnklng. A FIRST CLASS GARAGE IS A boon to any community. 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 REMEMBSUP what you shouldn't forget. Smoke tlU> 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 Reiner, Prop. I CAN’T MAKE ALL THE BREAD used in town, so I just make the best of it. My bakery la 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 ana 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. 11. A. Colchin, Decatur, Ind. MAIL ORDER HOUSES CAN GIVE yoa 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 strougest 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 bur 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. Only one chiropractor that pays city and county taxes. Only one chiropractor 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 of 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.