Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 188, Decatur, Adams County, 9 August 1916 — Page 3

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iitm ■irnaimii i— ■■■■.. I 11 ■MwawiiuiiMiiiimnmuimmmuß I WEATHER FORECAST g wmnttnnm:nnut«»»»ttutHnaaap Generally fair tonight and Thursday Warmer Thursday. —~-rrr- .aw.—■ wta; : —r—Al Steele went to Fort Wayne on business. • George Wemhoff went to Ft. Wayne on business. Judge D. E. Smith attended to business in Fort Wayne today. Emil Baumgartner was a Fort Wayne business visitor today. Mrs. Oscar Hoffman and Miss Betty Boyers spent the day in Ft. Wayne. Mrs. Philip Ltiley and niece, MiSs Naomi Baker went to Fort Wayne this morning for a visit. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Sutton have gone to Detroit, Mich.’, and Buftalo, . N. ¥.. for a vacation visit. Mrs. Oliver Heller and daughter, Mildred, will leave Friday for Huntington for a visit with Mrs. E. F. Moser. Miss Henrietta Coffee went to Fort Wayne yesterday morning for a visit with her un'cle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John Hessler. James Blackburn and daughter, Helen of Fort Wayne visited relatives here yesterday. They returned to Fort Wayne in the evening. The Misses Georgia Meibers, Mar * guerite Gerard and Catherine Christen have returned from a two weeks’ vacation spent at Put-in-Bay, Sugar Island, Detrot and Canada. Their trip was a most enjoyable one. Win n Ez Pash told ole Niles Turn er that there wuz more money tn circulation than ever before, he said. “I knowed ther wuz a scarcity of it, but I didn’t know wher it wuz.” Nobuddy kin write as purty a letter as th' fel- . ier who’s “sorry, but can’t be with you.”—Abe Martin. , ■■ .

I The Home Os Quality Groceries! Kraut 10c can 3 cans for 25c June Peas 10c can 3 cans for 25c Lye Hominy 10c can 3 cans for 25c Sugar Corn 10c can; 3 cans for 25c Cocoa Castile Toilet Soap sc; 6 for 25c Sweat Heart Talcum Powder k 5c can Square Deal Desert Powder 10c; 2 for 15c Apples, Yellow Transparent, pk 20c Potatoes, pk Mangoes, 10c doz.; 3 doz. 25c Extra Heavy Jar Rubbers 10c doz.; 3 doz. 25c We pay cash or trade for produce, Eggs 240 Butter 20c to 25c N. E. HOWER North of G. R. &I. Denol ’Phone 108 | Whether your vacation takes you to the counB try or to the lakes—your smoke appetite goes, || H too. I A BOX OF I II WHITE STAG fe “NEW WRINKLE’S” g the handy package to “slip into your grip,” will B give you smoke joy on your trip. All dealers sell ’em. g* $2.00 per box.

Cal Bowen of Berne was a business visitor in this city today. Mac McKenzie of Muncie was in the city today looking after business affairs. D. E. Lafferty returned to his home in Huntington last evening after looking after business affairs here. Miss Dildine returned to her home in Van Wert, after a two weeks’ visit here with the Misses Alice and Winifred Clark. Arthurt Worden arrived yesterday afternoon from Terre Haute to join his wife in a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maley. Miss Alice Brandyberry went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Rufus East, the remainder of the week. Miss Agnes Sellemeyer and her guest, Miss Esther Cramer, of Frankfort. went to Fort Wayne yesterday. Miss Cramer will return home tomorrow. having been a guest here a week. Mrs. E. W. Schroeder went to Fort Wayne yesterday morning to arrange to join her husband in light housekeeping. Mr. Schroeder is one of the cutters employed at the Wemhoff Monumental Works. Mrs. W. W. Pool returned home this afternoon after a short visit with her parents and attending the Niblick party given yesterday afternoon. She was acompanied home by her sister-, Alice and Winifred Clark, who will visit with her for a week. Mrs. George Morris left today for Lage George, following a report received here that Mrs. John Morris continues to grow worse. She has been unconscious the past two days, it is reported, and is slowly growing weaker. A blod clot is thought to have formed on the brain. Little hope is given for her recovery.— Bluffton News.

Mrs. Emma Daniel left for Delphi yesterday afternoon. F. M. Schirmeyer went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon. Miss Bertha Drummond went to Fort Wayne yesterday morning for a visit. O. L. Vance and Albert Sellemeyer loft for Cincinnati, Ohio, Monday night. Mrs. Emma Dorwln returned to the home of her son, W. R. Dorwln, after a visit at Geneva. The Misses Lillian and Elsie Larson of Mt. Jewett, Pa., are guests of Mrs. C. J. Foglegren. Mrs. William Bioberich, Wilma and Martha Weber went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon. Mins Carrie Chappius of Berne arrived for a few days’ visit with Mrs Aaron C. Augsburger. Judge J. J. Moran and Jacob Denny are the speakers for the Moose picnic at Portland next Sunday. Frank Garard, chef at the Harting & Wilson restaurant, Is confined to his bed today on account of illness. Miss Imo Sowle left yesterday morning for Angola and Hillsdale, Mich., for a visit with relatives. 11. M. Brothers and daughter, Portia, of Minneapolis, are here for a ten days' visit with Clark Brothers and family. Nola and Claude Snyder and Wayne Beavers are Visiting until Thursday evening in Detroit, Mich., leaving here Monday. Mrs. William Roop of Blue Creek township was a shopper here today. Bert Hunslcker and wife motored to Fort Wayne today. Mrs. Henry Newport and daughter, May, returned to Monroeville today noon. They have been caring for Mr. and Mrs. Randall Sprague. The Northern Indiana Editorial association will hold the forty-seventh annual meeting at Rochester August 17th and 18th. A big dinner will be the feature of the meet. Elmer Tricker and family who moved to Fart Wayne this spring are moving back to Decatur. They are moving into one of the Allison houses on South Third street. Next t’ listenin’ t' th’ minutes of a previous meeting ther hain’t nothin' as dull as spendin a couple of hours at T’raders Point. If money talked you couldn’t hear yourself think in a ton-cent store. —Abe Martin. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Hower accompanied their daughter, Marcella, to Fort Wayne yesterday, from which place Marcella left for Plymouth for a two weeks’ visit with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Scott. 1 Dr. J. Q. Neptune has received several letters from his son, Glen. ’ who is now located at. Salina, Kan , • where he is employed in a large case. 1 He says the weather there has been 1 the hottest ever known, registering . for three weeks at over 100 during : the daytime and 70 at night. He ex--1 pects to go on soon to Salt Lake i City and later to California for the ■ winter. A Fort Wayne woman who became ( demented, tried to commit suicide by ’ opening the well and going down In I the bucket to drown herself. Her I husband and another man who tried to rescue her pulled up the bucket and when it got to the top, the woman was hanging onto it. She tried to suicide again by jumping out of the second story window of the house but only hurt her feet.

Closing Out Sale We have bought the Chas. E. Steele & Co. stock of Merchandise, consisting of light and heavy harness, Harper buggies and carriages, rope goods, strap work, fly nets, sweat pads, collars and : shelf hardware, chicken feeders, brood coops and power washers, Jewel Ranges Oil Stoves, axle grease and hard oil. Chas. E. Steele & Co. had bought practically the entire stock before the advanced price went into effect and we bought the stock on the same basis, therefore, considering the fact that all merchandise is now advancing by leaps and bounds this is your golden opportunity to supply your wants at prices that would have looked good to you 15 years ago. In order to move this stock quickly we will sell any article in the stock at first cost. This sale will continue only for a short time, so come in early and supply your wants while you can buy at the above discount. Sale Is Now Going On. wjs jua-vas iroir

Miss Margaret Smith went to Fort Wayne today noon. Francis Stephenson of Muncie is here visiting with friends. John Schug and family are spending their vacation at the lakes. Clark Brothers and son, H. M. Brothers, attended the Miller funeral in Union township today. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Dunn returned on the 1:05 train to Geneva after attending to business here. Homer Gauze of Van Wert county, Ohio, went to. Fort Wayne today noon, ■ passing through the city. True Frlstoe and wife ar enjoying a vacation here with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Frlstoe. Mrs. D. R. passed through the city on her way to Bryant tor a visit with her daughter, Mrs. W. E. Wilson. and family, of Holgate, Ohio. Mrs. Will Doehrman and daughters, DeVonna and Mildred, of Fort Wayne passed through the city on the 1:05 train on their way to Portland to visit with Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hower. The 101 Ranch and Buffalo Bill shows combined will be here some time early in September, it is believed. according to information received by J. W. Bosse of the Decatur Bill Posting company. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Tyndall are ex-pected-home tomorrow after a honeymoon to Cleveland, Cedar Point, Niagara Falls and other points of interest in the east. They will occupy the Fuhrman property soon, a deal for the purchase of same having been made by Mr. Tyndall. F. M. Schirmeyer of this city and Judge W. J. Vesey of Fort Wayne will leave tomorrow morning for a week's visit with their friend, L. C. Waring, at his summer home on Little Manistique lake In the northern peninsula of Michigan. They will go byway of Chicago and Gould City . UNCLE TOM IN WRECK “Uncle” Tom Mallonee of Sixth St. bad a narrow escape this morning. He was driving a one-horse wagon when an auto, driven by a stranger ran into the rear wheel of his wagon breaking the coupling pole, tlicti , We are offering a small lot of used and shopworn gas ranges at a sacrifice—s3.oo to $12.00 Below Catalogue Prices The sale includes the Cabinet (high oven) type, as well as double oven and single oven ranges. There are only a few of some kinds, so come early in order to secure a good selection. We cannot say how long this small lot will last. EASY TERM PAYMENTS, IF DESIRED. See these ranges at our showroom or have us send a representative. Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Company

Annual Picnic Excursion to Walbridge PARK, TOLEDO, OHIO Given by the M. E. Sunday Schools of Decatur, Ind. Thursday, August 10th, 1916. CLOVER LEAF ROUTE $1.25 Round Trip <51.25 Children 5 to 12, 65c ' ' Special train leaves Decatur at 6:30 a. m., stopping at Pleasant Mills and Willshire for passengers. Arriving at the park about 10:30 a. m. Returning, train will leave the park at 5:30 p. m. Baggage and baskets taken care of free. You will miss a jolly good time if you don’t go with us. ' 4 ANOTHER HOT WAVE COMING You had better get one of our HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX light weight summer suits in DIXIE , WEAVE, PALM BEACH, or MOHAIR and be comsortable. We are closing out all these suits at reduced prices so you cannot afford to be without one. One lat of Sailor Hats at 50 CENTS; regular prices $1.50, $2.00 and $3.00. All Panamas, Leghorns and Bankoks at X Off HOLTHOUSE, SCHULTE & CO. Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys. 1 ■ , I ’ur c VWE WER* : your family havebeenplead- • ♦ ING WITH YOU FOR YEARS * Licensed by the Indiana + Wh * not make that app o " l4 " l '"* today? ♦ State Board of Medical * Sitting for a photograph is a matter of minutes only—the same effi- ? Registration and Examina- * c , en t methods you demand in your business are observed in ours. * tion. Office over People’s * ; ?♦ ... ERWIN STUDIO Democrat Want Ads Pay" I Expcrt Kcdak Fin!shin °’ Over Ca>tow * Kohn * ■V • i F""" n • L. 4 I. .V ! Is Mm pa - P“‘ s “** W ■ Bo ’ f tobacco is prepared I into the sport of FOR SMOKERS UNDERTME M I*l I process discovered in smoking! W A /W/- making experiments to ' W \ PRODUCE MOST DE- ; \/QU may live to X LUSHfFUI AND WHOLE- i IwllAnndnmmr W^L/*^** 1 tobacco for cig- * , , be 110 and ntver W feel old enough to I vote, but it’s cer- . July 30 t iso? , tain-sure you’ll not , r RAfcYHoicsl-i'j.xtfoMftMW f know the joy and I Wui^^uXusa. J ■ contentment of a \ friendly old jimmy 1| 1 ’ . " * pipe or a hand rolled ) T 0 cigarette unless yon get on talking-terms I fl ir hill l's Prince Albert tobacco! I 1 ■ / \ 1 P-A. comes to you with a real reason for all the c ' S 0 l| 1 || goodness and satisfaction it offers. It is made by > j’i 'J 11 IVWv I', I- a patented process that removes btte and parch! 8I ' 11 You can • ;, ‘ noke ’ l ,on £ and hard without a come- »' ’•l'l'il back! Prince Albert has always been sold without 1 coupons or premiums. We prefer to give quality I t i! 1 . b Prince Albert affords the keenest pipe and cigarette enjoymentl And that flavor and fragrance and i!’ucoolness is as good as that sounds. P. A. just I answers the universal demand for tobacco without bite, parch or kick-back! n , Introduction to Prince Albert isn’t any harder in toppy red ha ef ., 5c - tidy nd than to walk into th& nearest place that sells I haif.po'nd“tm “h^mifor^-and- tobacco and ask for ' a supply of P. A.” You pay * hnrmdor with »ponac-mvi»tener out a nttJe change, to be sure, but it s the cheertop that hevps the tobaccoin nvch r«« . . ’ . , •piendid condition. fullest investment you ever made I Fringe s Albert E ? St J. Reynold® Tobacco Co., N. C. Cc P inirwa evsxeiaaiaM i-nr .-u bri.rrfrf»f > nriiiii» w... ntawiilßiimiMMMWM ■ ''t’