Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 205, Decatur, Adams County, 29 August 1916 — Page 3

A SCHOOL SHOE • For a boy must be made of the solidest kind of leather, must be put together with the best kind of fastenings and must be made to lit the growing foot with comfort. Our school shoes are built that way. BOYS $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00 % * Charlie Voglewede AT THE SIGN OF THE BIG BHOB

L jii i ii r iiiiiimfiiimTTtnTTmTrninnr WEATHER FORECAST { -ffttmtrnninutanKiuiiunranactp Generally fair tonight and Wednesday. Cooler Wednesday. George Stele made a business trip to Fort Wayne yesterday morning. Dr. Alspaugh of Willshire was iff town Monday on professional business. Mrs. G. R. Wjlhelm returned to Portland yesterday afternoon after a visit here on business. S. D Weldy and wife and William B. Weldy and wife motored to Springfield. 0.. for a visit with friends. Mrs. L. C. Mills, wso visited with her daughter, Mrs. John Dickerson, returned to her home tn Monroe yesterday. Miss Adele Vitz returned yesterday afternoon to her home at Indianapolis after a visit with her grandfather, Rev. Spies. _ Mrs. C. H. Hayslip went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon to meet Mr. Hayslip, returning with him in the automobile. Mrs. J. L. Case of Willsh:re, Ohio, changed cars here yesterdaj enroute to Geneva to visit with her brother, Mrs. Samuel H. Teeple. Mrs. Orval Lord and baby returned to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Chronister. Miss Gusta Cramer, who was . brought home Sunday from the Lutheran hospital, Fort Wayne, stood the trip well and is recovering nicely. Mrs. William Staley and Mrs. Whithouse returned home yesterday morning from Berne after spending Sunday there with friends and relatives.

The Home Os Quality Groceries Red and Green Mangoes, doz10c; 3 doz. 25c Sweet Potatoes, lb sc; 6 lbs. 25c Indiana Sweetheart Watermelons3sc to 50c Oranges; Sweet Heavy F ruit, doz3oc and 10c Can Rubbers, dozsc and 10c; 3 and 6 doz. 25c Tin Top Jelly Glasses, doz2oc and 25c Tin Cans, Safe Seal, in cartons, doz4oc Our famous Pickling Vine gar, everybody uses, ga1.... 20c We pay cash or trade for produce, ]Eggs 24c Butter 20c to 25c | M. E. HOWER North of G. R. & I. Deoot ’Phone 108 g I A New Smoke Delight | Every Day g WHITE STAG I EXTRA MILD | CIGAR I ASK FOR ’EM EVERYWHERE I

Miss Martha Tucker has returned from a week’s visit at Rome City. William Drew, of Geneva, a well known attorney, was here on business today. Miss Bernardine Heidemann of the . Fullenkamp store is off duty on <w- ( count of illness. Miss Tillie Mefbers left this afterr noon for Rome City for a couple of . day’s stay at their cottage. Mrs. C. H. Martin returned to Gari ret this morning. She visited here , with her brother, Glenn H. Thomas, manager of the Redpath Chautauqua. John D Rns« o f Indianapolis came to join his wife and children who have been here t*-o weeks, visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. MurPhy. Mrs. Marion Edington of Marion and Mrs. Virgil Kindle of Gas City who visited at the Clayton Shafer home, went to Monroe yesterday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Goosickle and of Warsaw came yesterday morning daughter, Dilfci.*attd Allen Robertson for a tw<J weeks’ visit with Wes Foughty and family. Miss Ruth Bockman. who visited at Cleveland, Ohio, stopped off here for a short while yesterday enroute to her home at Berne. She was the guest of Miss Mildred Strebe while here. Mrs. Celia Fatka and Mrs. Henry Fisher and son, Osborne, who visited at the Thomas Fisher home, left for Peterson to visit with the Mart Stalter family before returning to LaPorte. Mr. amt Mrs. E D. Brotjiers and nephew, Elmer Siebold, of Chicago, who visited with Clark Brothers and Dr. Elizabeth Burns, returned home i yesterday. They were accompanied by their nephew, Cynn Stewart, of Wren, Ohio,-

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Adams, Chas. Adams, Frank and Burl Rian of Jefferson township were here on business , today. J. A. Blew, who is now located in Dyas. Alabama, will be back to Decatur in three weeks, to spend the winter here. Mr. Blew has been in Dyas for the last year on account of his wife’s health and since she has improved, they will return. Charles and Frank Shoaf of near Peterson went to Toledo, Ohio, Sunday to join their mother, Mrs. W. M. Shoaf, and daughter, Mae, and accompany them home. They had been spending a week with* Mrs. Shoaf's parents at Oak Harbor, Mich. Herb Lachot returned yesterday morning from Portland, where he spent Sunday with his wife, who is spending a week with Mr and Mrs. Charles Hower and wife. Sunday they motored to Richmond, accompanied by Miss Jane Ernst and Mr. Adolph Suedoff, of Fort Wayne, and spent the afternoon at Glentniller park. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Laughrey and daughter, Ruth; Mr. Thurman Pendey and Mrs. Lizzie Davis motored from Colfax Sunday 1 morning, and , Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Daugherty from ! Rochester, accompanied by Fanchon Daugherty, who ■ had been visiting there, arrived in the afternoon, ail to 1 visit their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. 1 B. Daugherty. A ring lost two years ago in Lake George was found Saturay by Katherine Kerfoot. The ring was lost while the girl was bathing and a - search for it failed. Saturday Miss Kerfoot was swimming in the same place and seeing something glitter . near the water's edge, she picked it , up and found her long lost ring.— Bluffton Banner.

■ MBMK BR • ■ - - ' - ■ Rj sS —JmJ— —H-i—J—J—m » IJIW.II rT~— — — I i»i,OiOiorJw», <MM ——.«w, >' ■- n-,1 «| y-—/ fib I• / I I W iB I I iff /R? ■ is I b u Cl ITl|i SKo I ■ 3 Horse fowe If From This Powerful MAXWFT I FNGINF I < JLjJLJJLj JLul i I Almost 34 horse-power from this reg- apply, or wrongly applies, his strength. I ular stock Maxwell engine! Maxwell cars have horse-power —all | 34 actual, brake horse-power! you want or need - probably more per Proved by an accurate dynamometer pound of car weight than any other test, made in the Maxwell laboratories automobile in the world. I August 10, 1916. But we don t maxe any loud cry I There has been a lot of talk about about it. horse-power, and we just want to let Because we have more tnan horseMaxwell owners and prospective owners power to sell you. know-that in respect to horse-power, as .Because you are, and should be, interin most other respects, the Maxwell ested in results, the net effectiveness of leads by a comfortable margin. Not power. » that we attach such great importance to \¥e challenge competitive tests. We i horse-power. We don’t We never have. invite comparison. Horse-power —abundant horse-power Because we absolutely know that no | —is only one of many superior features car o f its class or weight can surpass of the Maxwell. the Maxwell on speedways, on rough We are selling motor cars—complete roads, through sand or mud, anywhere. motor cars-not engines or horse-power. And because we know, and you will Horse-power is a matter that is second- know, that, everything considered, the | ary to motor efficiency and economy. Maxwell is the World's Greatest Motor A giant has no advantage if he does not Car Value! | | SCHUG & SMITLEY Agents, Berne and Decatur I I

Miss Fanny I\lslneyr went to /'ort Wayne today noon. , T. J. Durkin Auburn car salesman made a business trip to Auburn today. Mr. and Mrs. Bernice White, of Indianapolis, are guests of the g, S. Magley family and other relatives. Miss Vera Eady went to Bluffton this morning to spend a few days visiting with Mips Zertha Porter and other friends. Page Burrell returned to Huntington. He visited a short while with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Blackburn. Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Burk and Mrs. J. W. Erwiu motored to Delphos this morning to spend the day visiting with relatives and friends. Mrs. J. A. Blew went to Portland this afternoon to meet her husband who is returning to Dyas. Alabama, to spend the winter here. Victor Mavity, who has been visiting with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Mavity, left this noon for New York City on business for several days. Mrs. Albert Parker and sons of Ft. Wayne, and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Steele and children of Griffith returned home after a visit with the D. V. Steele family and other relatives. Mr Lemmie Peters, whose graduatin’ essay, "This is th’ Golden Age o’ Opportunity.” is still fresh in .the memory of our people (although it is considerably over a year since he delivered it), has, after carefully investigatin’ many other propositions, decided to accept the position as general sales manager fer th’ Nifty Combination BelJ an’ Razor Strop. There'll be a free fer all trot at Melodeon hall t’night.—Abe Martin.

TO FATHERS AND MOTHERS OF BOYS It is time to get ready for school, we - have the clothes; OUR EXTRA GOOD CLOTHES FOR BOYS are so stylish that any boy can be sure that he will U.HyY not see smarteroneson anyone, and dur- H i "'t able-they will give you a good, long, hard run for the money you spend. AYIm Start right and put the boys on the right road to style and economy clothes buying. ' ' ff T fwig No l / HOLTHOUSE, SCHULTE & CO. Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys.

Ross Lee went to Peterson this morniifg to spend the day vX relatives. He will return to Fort Wayne this evening to resume his work at the Electric Light plant. Miss Catherine Christen went to Ft. Wayne this morning to call on Miss Frances Dauer at the St. Joseph hospital. Miss Dauer underwent an operation for appendicitis.

Richard and Leonard Deininger are visiting in Fort Wayne with their sister Jdrs. E. H. Kilbourne. They accompanied the Kilbournes home Sunday. Miss Helen Blosser returned to her home in Hammond after a two weeks I visit here with the Charles Colter I and Fred Blosseh families and other I friends.

Vaughn Murray went to Toledo this morning to return home this evening | with an Overland model 75 touring car for the Holthouse Fireproof Garage Company. Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Kalver and sons, Roy and Bob will return home this evening from Rome City after spending a two weeks’ vacation there in the Decatur Cottage.