Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 156, Decatur, Adams County, 1 July 1916 — Page 3

TOMORROW will be a hot one Your high boots will have to be laid aside. Come in tonight and let us show you some coollowcuts in white pumps and bar straps. Dontforgettoget a pair tonight Charlie Voglewede AT THE SIGN OF THE BIG SHOE

WEATHER FORECAST S w emmitttLsmaru manxu: • ■K Probably fair tonight and Sunday. ,? I =_ - — -.-- Hk Miss Martha Winters continues i.i ■I ill health. H Charles Hawkins has purchased a Epi new Ford touring car. gg Wildus Dailey left this morning lor HI Angola on a visit. jg Miss Grace Miller went to Fort Wayne this morning. H Mrs. R. B. Sprague is quite iil. Mrs. ■H Lulu Swearinger is the nurse in atasl tendance. H Mrs. Dan Wefel and daughter of HU Preble went to Fort Waym yesterday ■I afternoon. |gg Mrs. William Winters went to For' KI Wayne yesterday on tin- 3.22 train to Sgl attend the Royal Neighbor’s met-'-H| ing. H Folks who look th’ worst complain Bsl th' least. Opportunity rarely shows K up, but temptation has a reg'lar rou'" HI —Abe Martin. jf* Mrs. E. H. Kilbourne returned to K| Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon r.ftsl ** r a llerp ' vitll l:< ' r l ,; ’ ri ’ nls - -' ,r Ugl atl *' M re - U. Deiningen iK J. H. Stewart left this morning on Si an automobile trip to Dayton He aBI will return Tuesday afternoon, ae■Bl companied by his wife and two sons. S| who have been visiting there for ten HI s. H The boy scouts will be reorganized H in Decatur and every youth over HI twelve years of age is invit’ dto joy}. I The first drill will be held Monday Be | evening on South First street, near R' the jail.

(he Home Os Quality Groceries! SQUARE DEAL DESSERT will make % pint more desert than any 10c package you ever used. The reduced price to introduce is good all this week. I Two 10c packages, 15c. FLAVORS. Raspberry, Strawberry, Pineapple. Orange, Lemon, Peach. Cherry, Chocolate, Vanilla. I —wW'— »i | We nay cash or trade for produce, Eggs 20c Butter 17c to 20c M. E. HOWER North of G. IL & I. Denot ’Phone 108 |

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Mrs. C. E. Hocker was a Fort Wayne visitor today. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Jones went to Fort Wayne this morning. W. E. Faurot went to Fort Wayne this morning on business. Miss Mae Babcock of Ft. Wayne is here visiting with friends. Mrs. Elizabeth Uhl will return in the morning to her home at Toledo. Good Roads Thatcher failed to arrive yesterday as scheduled and is expected today. Joe Laurent and George Heiner returned home today from Fort Wayne for a visit with their parents over the Fourth. Herman Ehinger will go to Rome City Sunday morning to visit over the Fourth with the D. M. Hensley family. Mrs. Dr. J. Q. Neptune and three children have returned from a two weeks' visit with her sister in Columbus, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. John Weber will arrive tonight from Delphos for a visit with Mrs Mary Weber and family over the fourth. Mrs. L. F. Merrillet and son Clayton of Fort Wayne have returned to their home after visiting in the city with Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Dauer. Mrs. James Bell, of Peterson, will leave tomorrow for Detroit. Mich., to visit with her daughter, Mrs. Jennie Lewton. She will also visit with her sisters in Toledo, Ohio, before returning home The Fourth season is here and boys, big and little, should remember to be as careful as possible. Have all the fun you can and display all the enthusiasm and patriotism you can. but be careful and be gentlemanly, it doesn't pay to annoy people.

Mathias Miller went to Fort Wayne this morning. Barney Gentis was a business visitor in Fort Wayne today. Je»se Steele, of Pleasant Mills, was a business visitor here today. Mac McKenzie of Muncie is here today looking after business. Miss Josephine Wilson of Monmouth was a shopper here today. Mrs. Shafer Peterson will spend Sunday with fblatives in Fort Wayne. J. F. Arnold and son, Travers, went to Geneva this afternoon on the 1:05 train. Miss Anna Gerard left today noon for Auburn for a visit with her brother Ben Gerard and family. Ford touring ears were delivered today to Jacob Koos and Charles HawKins of Washington township. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Bodie and sons, Walter and Oris, went to Berne to visit with Mrs. Katie Halpen. Fred Elzey and Kenyon Walters went to Rome City this afternoon to attend a house party there this evening. Mr. and Mrs. John Moran and children, Margate and Richard, went to Celina this afternoon for a visit with relatives over the Fourth. Vincent Forbing left this morning for Vicksburg, Mich., to visit with his wife there. They will both return home in a week. Rural mail carriers today began • heir count of mail handled by them lor the month beginning July 1. This is the quarterly count. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Moran and children will leave today for St. Henry, Ohio, for a visit over the Fourth with Mr. and Mrs. John Herman. Miss Treva Rainier, who was called here by the death of her grandfather, Dr. C. T. Rainier, left for her home at Portland this afternoon. Mrs. Sylvester Campbell and son, Darce, of Willshire, 0., changed cars iiere enroute to Berne to visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F, M. Tinkiiatn. ( Miss Helen Rilling, daughter of Rev. Rilling who underwent an operation here Thursday for adenoids is recovering nicely and will be fully well within a week. The Misses Nora May and Bessie Weber and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Houser and family arrived today for a visit with Mrs. Mary Weber and family over the Fourth. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mann returned this morning to Rochester, Minn., after a month visit with Mrs. Minnie Daniels and family. Mrs. Mann was formerly Miss Velma Daniels. Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Goff and son. Frederick, went to Berne to visit with the John and Jacob Teeter families and they will also go to Portland for a visit at the George Goff home. Funeral services for Mrs. J. S. Falk were conducted from the home yesterday afternoon by the Rev. J. C. Hanna of the Presbyterian church, with burial in the Decatur cemetery. Miss Elizabeth Battenburg went to Muncie this morning to resume her training in the Home Training School of nurses there. She was visiting here with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Battenberg’. Mr. and Mrs. I. Bernstein and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hunsicker motored to Berne last evening where they visited the festivities provided by the firemen, so rthe evening’s entertainment of visitors yesterday. Dr. and Mrs. Earl Coverdale will have a family dinner tomorrow for Mrs. Clark Coverdale and daughter, Ruth May. of Nashville, Tenn , who are spending several weeks in the city visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. P. H. Wagner and children. Lawrence and Mary Dolores, of Fort Wayne, who visited here with Mesdames Mat Schafer. John Coffee and Adam Buettel. left this afternoon on the 1:05 train for Portland and Bryant to visit with relatives. Banker and Mrs. C. A. Dugan and daughters, the Misses Frances, Dorothy and Helen will motor to Winchester tomorrow to be the guests of the Goodrich and Ruby families for the day. From there, Miss Dorothy will go to Peora, 111., to visit a college friend. The troop trains have attracted much attention going to the Erie and Clover Leaf stations to wave a good bye and God speed to the boys enroute io the front. Many of the Decatur boys have addresses of members of the Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont and Maryland boys and will write to them. Posters for the Fourth of July celebration at Wren. 0.. Tuesday afternoon, beginning at I'3o o'clock, for the benefit of tlje Wren volunteer firemen, have been distributed here. There will be a fancy dress automobile parade, music by the bands and speeches by Hon. D. B. Erwin of this and Good of Van Wert, O. >

AT THE CHURCHES ZION REFORMED CHURCH. Sunday school, 9:30 a. in; M. Kirsch, superintendent. German preaching service, 10:30' a. m.; theme, “Wahre Freiheit." Christian Endeavor services, 6:45. p. ni ; topic, "How to Make Ours an Ideal Nation.” English preaching services, 7:30 p. m.; theme, A Spiritual Difficulty: "1 Am a Backslider." You are cordially invited to worship with us. L. W. STOLTE, Pastor. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 9:15 Sabbath school. "Paul at Thessalonica and erea." Acts 7:1-15. 10:30 Communion service with mediation on “Green Pastures and Waters of Rest.” 6:30 Christian Endeavor, “How to Make Ours an Ideal Nation" 1 Peter 2:1-10. Miss Frances Cole leader. A full attendance is especially asked at Hits meeting. 7:30 Evening worship, with subject appropriate to out national anniversary. "Our Country’s Debt to Christ.” A welcome to all at all services. JAY C. HANNA. Pastor. ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH. German service Sunday morning. Student O. Linnemeier, of Preble, Ind., will preach the sermon. English service next Sunday. N. A. W. HINZ, Pastor. ~METHODIST CHURCH. Sunday school, 9:00 a. m. > Morning sermon, 10:15 a. m. Junior League, 1:30 p. m. Epworth League, 6:30 p. m. Evening service, 7:30 p. m. Prayer meeting on Wednesday evening at 7:30. T. M. GUILD. Pastor Pro Tem. ST. MARYS CHURCH Ix>w Mass 7:00. High Mass 9:00. Bendiction immediately after high mass. No vespers in the afternoon. Week Day Services. First mass 6:00. Second mass 7:00. REV. J. A. SEIMETZ, Pastpr. BAPTIST CHURCH. Announcements for Sunday. July 2, 1916: 9:ls—Bible School; Clarence E. Bell. Superintendent. 10:30—Morning worship. Theme: “The Christian's Fortitude.” The Lord’s Supper will be observed at the close of the morning worship. The Young People’s meetings will he discontinued during the months of July and August. 7:3o—Evening worship. Theme: “Excellence." If you admire, enjoy and desire to become more excellent in your life, enjoy this service ■ with us. Special music at the evening worship. 7:4s—Wednesday evening is our mid-week prayer service to which all members and sinners are invited. Come and bring a sinner friend. All these services are for the .glory of God. the good of all. and especially the salvation of the lost. FLOYD G. ROGERS, Minister. "EV A NGELICA L~C HUR CH. Sunday school 9:15 a. m.—L. L. Baumgartner, superintendent. Preaching at 10:15 a. m and 7:30 p. m. Y. P. A. at 6:45 p. m— Topic, "How to Make-Our’s an Ideal Nation." Mid-week service Wednesday evening at 7:30. The public is cordially invited to attend these services. J. H. RILLING. Pastor. CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Morning unified service at 9:30 to 11:15. including church school, communion and preaching by the pastor at 10:30. Evening services 6:30. Evening services: 6:30 Christian Endeavor meeting; 7:30. preaching. Evening services ary evangelistic. Everybody welcome-. J. H. MAVITY. UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH Sunday school 9:15 a. iu., Ross Hays superintendent. Glass service immediately folowing the Sunday school, led by Jesse Swartz No Junior service In the afternoon but there will be Junior service the following Sunday at 2:00 o’clock p. m. Senior Endeavor at 6:45 p. m. Topic, How to make Ours an Ideal Nation.", leader Mrs. Jessie Swartz. This will be a good meeting, and a good program will be given. Preaching at 7:30 p. nt. Theme. ‘Cold, Hot or Lukewarm—Which?” Rev. 3:15-18. There will preaching at Union Chapil Sunday at 10:-30 a. m.. Pray-r meeting Wednesday evening at 7 30 p. m.. Let there be kept up a large

attendance during the Rummer. And that means for those who readeth cometh. T. H. HARMAN, Pastor. TO THOSE INTERESTED IN REAL ESTATE LOANS. Dear Friends: — Are you contemplating making a farm loan? Have you in mind the purchase of a farm, or making improvements, or buying additional acres to that which you already own? If so, the thought comes, “Where can I do the best in borrowing money for my needs?” “Where can I get what I want and get It at the best possible advantage to me?” If you come into our office (next door to postottice)) and talk It over with us, we believe we can help you. We will loan as much per acre as prudence and good judgment will permit. We will loan you 5 per cent money or s’/£ per cent money, ( barge you a very reasonable commission, or we will loan you 6 per cent money and charge no commission. We think this 6 per cent loan is a dandy. You pay simply 6 per cent interest, no commission, and at any interest paying time you can pay part or all of the loan. Do you need money this summer or tall? We would be pleased to have you come in and see us. We will do our best to be of service to you. May we also cal! your attention to our business of making abstracts of title?. We have full and complete records in our office and many years’ experience in making abstracts and our charges are very reasonable. Respectfully, THE BOWERS REALTY COMPANY FRANK M. SCHIRMEYER. FRENCH QUINN. 15215 PLENTY OF 5 PER CENT MONEY. Partial payments any time, without waiting for interest pay day. 120tf ERWIN OFFICE.

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PATRIOTISM DAY—that’s a good name for the 4th of July; a day when all good citizens should reaffirm their allegiance to our country. In the meanwhile, if you are preparing to make the day a holiday, and if your preparations include any of the things men wear, yen’ll want the co-operation we can give you in getting the right things. You maj want HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX clothes, a suit for outing wear; one of the new pinch backs or belt back styles; extremely ponular with young men, and with some older men. Maybe you’d like a blue serge for more dressy appearance. Or negligee shirts, or summer neck.wear, or cool underwear; we’re prepared to supply ail such needs very promptly and to your complete satisfaction. HOLTHOUSE, SCHULTE & CO. i Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys.

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