Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 211, Decatur, Adams County, 5 September 1916 — Page 3

Your Work Shoes % Your work shoe proposition will be a pleasure to buy at our store. We have a large variety to select from making it easy for you to buy. Try us next time. Charlie Voglewede AT THE SIGN OF THE BIG SHOI

WEATHER FORECAST rtanmmnmmmmmnataumraa-' I’robably local thunder showers tonight and Wednesday. Oscar Linnemeier went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon. Charles Sowle went to Fort Wayne this morning on business. Mrs. Tom Kohne of the Murray hoiel. went to Van Wert, Ohio, yesterday. Miss Agnes Kohne spent Sunday in Fort Wayne with Miss "Babe" Keller. Miss Viola Haggerty returned to Wren, 0., after a visit at Ontario, Indiana. Mrs. J. W. Mollenkoff and son. Albert. returned yesterday afternoon to sturgis, Mich., after a visit here. Hay Butler returned to Kokomo after spending Sunday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Omer Butler. Misses Rose Johnson and Violet Potts, who are working in Fort Wayne spent Sunday here with their parents. Mrs. H. Bothoff returned to her home in Fort Wayne after a visit with her mother, Mrs. Armstrong, at Pleasant Mills. , Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ritenour and baby returned to Portland yesterday afternoon. They attended to business here. Misses Fan and Madge Hite went to New Haven yesterday afternoon to visit with John Hartzell family until today. Mr. and Mrs. George Dowden and daughter, Cleon, returned to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon. They were guests of the W. H. Teeple family.

|The Home Os Quality Groceries Red and Green Mangoes, doz10c; 3 doz. 25c Sweet Potatoes, lb 4c Watermelons 25c, 30c and 35c | Oranges, Sweet Heavy Fruit, doz3oc and 40c Can Rubbers, dozsc and 10c; 3 and 6 doz. 25c Tin Top Jelly Glasses, doz2oc and 25c ■s Tin Cans, Safe Seal, in cartons, doz4oc Our famous Pickling Vinegar, everybody uses, gal... .20c We pay cash or trade for produce, Eggs 24c Butter 20c to 25c M. E. HOWER g North of G. R. &I. Depot ’Phone 108 | I ' I | SMOKE I | WHITE STAG] I EXTRA MILD I--1 CIGAR J ■ - Our guarantee, “If you’re not satisfied the dealfl er will return you your money. Do you know any other factory that has so fl much confidence in their product? IKHMHHBBKfInfIHHfIBKSBBfIBSS

Mrs. Margaret Meibers returned from a visit with the O L. Meibers family. Mrs. Fred Fuhrman of Preble went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon for a visit. . Mrs. Elizabeth Wynn and grand- , daughter. Electa Glancy, went to Fort Wayne this morning , The Misses Tillie and Lollie Meibers have returned from a visit at their cottage at Rome City, Miss Grace Poyner returned yesterday afternoon to Bryant. She was the guest of Mrs. Harvey Koos. 1 Miss Flossie Ehrhardt, who visited at her home in Willshire, Ohio, returned to her ■work in Fort Wayne 1 yesterday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. John Potter returned yesterday afternoon to Wabash. They were guests of the A. C. Ball and 1 Luther Hower families. Miss Esther Chavanne and Ralph Monroe returned yesterday afternoon to Fort Wayne. They were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Braden. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Houser and children returned yesterday afternoon to Fort Wayne. They were guests of her mother, Ms. Mary Weber. Waldo Brushwiller returned to Convoy. Ohio, yesterday. His family will remain until Wednesday to visit with the Thomas Mallonee family. Miss Laura Moeschberger returned to her work in Fort Wayne after spending Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Moeschberger. Mr. and Mrs. 'William Page and son, Erroll, have returned from a week’s vacation spent at Rome City; Clear Lake, Kendallville and other northern Indiana cities. Mr. Page is manager of the Morris five and ten, cent store.

~1 ' ...» — Dan Baker of Berne was here today on business. Mr and Mrs. Bert Parcher returned yesterday afternoon to Grand Rapids, Mich, after a visit here with the G. S. Burkhead family. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Deßolt and children returned this afterpoon to their home at Vera Cruz. They were the guests of the George De Bolt family. Miss Lyllyan M. Jones of Meadville, Pa., representing the Spirella company, was here on business with the local representative, Miss Nellie Blackburn. Mrs. Mary Eckhardt returned this morning to Fort Wayne. She has been assisting her sister Mrs. Rev. Carl Krotke during their moving from Avilla to Preble. Arthu, fifteen-yeas-old son of Lew Miller, of North Eleventh street, has been confined to his bed since Friday with what his doctor says is a case of, German measles. Mrs. W. S. Sutton went to Fort Wayne to call on her daughter, Mrs Jean. Pontius, at the Hope hospital. She is recovering from an operation and is now able to sit up. Wm. Blackburn returned home from Huntington after visiting a few days with Richard Burrells family, he also visited his 'grand children Page Bur rolls and Dale Mickleys families. Perry Beach of Ohio City passed through the city on his way to Fort* Wayne to attend the International Business college. He was accompanied by his mother, Mrs. Frank Beach. At the special session of the city council last evening the council the city rate at $1.78 on the hundred dollars The rate is twenty eight cents higher than last year, but was made in order to take care of the improvement of Third street, the city’s assessment running up close to the SIO,OOO. mark. * The Decatur Rotary Club held an interesting meeting last evening at the J. T. Merryman’s law office and a number of business and social plans were discussed The club also voted on the soliciting of a number of business men to join the organisation. The next meeting will be held at the office of the Martin-Klepper company, with Mr. Klepper as the host. — . _ 9 , , j FOR SALE —A hard coal base burner, a leather couch. Inquire at 627 North 7th St. 211t3 Watch Wednesday, Thursday and Friday’s Democrat for “Deedle’s” big sale at Preble. It will be held Saturday, Sept. 9. Look for the bargains.

The value-giving policy, which is the biggest asset in this business, has never been better shown than in our present full stock of I REINFORCED • HOSIERY- I ■d Girls I fl I ■mS - Vi *• BiSgS 1 ■ r J ** / • / Iw Jh ' w B|| F. ■ 1, ihßlJlfa—B'llU i illi'l HOLTHOUSE, SCHULTE & CO. Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boy’s.

THE SEPTEMBER SESSION Commissioners Marking Time Until 1 County Council Concludes Work George Kinzle, county treasurer, filed his report of taxes collected for . the months of July and August which . was approved The report of Martin , for the quarter ending August 3lst and showing that $650.54 had been paid in from the county farm, was also approved. 1 —— i The report of the drainage commis- > stoners on the Solomon Luginbill drain was filed. Finding that all peri sons named in report have been seri ved with notice. The David D. Hab- . begger drain petition was referred to i the drainage commissioners after the board found that no remonstrance had , been filed. 1 The board found that all parties had been notified of the filing of the petition of Henry Borne et al for a drain, according to law and the cause was 1 ordered docketed as a cause pending. I ... -o “FOR BLUE AND GRAY.” ' Alike Were the Minstration of the G. A. R. i , I “Alike for the blue and the gray” , fell the tears of the G. A. R. today, and alike for them were their tender ministrations. This morning at the home on Jackson street was held the • funeral of John T. Koots, civil war veteran. Rev. Mavity of the Christian church gave the sermon and music was rendered by J. A. Anderson and Mrs. P. G. Williams of the church choir. The G. A. R. officiated at the burial. This afternoon at the Friends' church near Monroe was held the ’ funeral of Augustine Hawkins, confederate civil war veteran, and the same G. A. R. attended the service in a body. o SCHOOL TAX LEVY LOWER The city school board, Richard D. Myers. John S Falk, and D. B. Erwin ' met last evening and made the school tax levy for the year. The total is 1 $1.47 on the hundred dollars which is five cents less than last year’s levy, which was $1.52 The levy is appor- > tioned as follows: TuiUon, 50 cents: ’ special school, 50 cerfts; building fund 15 cents; bond fund, 25 cents; refund- . ing bond, 4 cents; vocational, 3 cents. , o PLANS ARE BEING MADE , Plans for the Marshall meeting are . under way and will be announced tn ' a few days, as soon as the exact hour ’ for the meeting has been decided up- ' on. Assurances that the vice presidenut will be here on the 18th have been received.

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3 NOTICE. Parties knowing themselves to be delinquent for dog tax for the year . 1916 will save costs by paying same i to the township trustee within ten •

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days, or prosecution will follow. ED L. AUGHENBAUGH, 210t2 Trustee. o FOR RENT —A 5-room house on Oak ( street. See Simeon J. Hain. 210t3

FEATHER RENOVATING. We are here in the city with our feather renovating wagon. We clean c your feathers at your homes. Work > guaranteed. 203t6