Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 292, Decatur, Adams County, 9 December 1916 — Page 3

The Better the Grade The Bigger the Trade Did You See The Crowd Here Today? Charlie Voglewede AT THE SIGN OF THE BIG SHOE

| WEATHEIF FORECAST g lasxz:" ct: z :x: :yr. ;x: ;x: :r. u Fair and colder tonight and Sunday. " ■ ? ■»-■■■■■ ■ -x Wilber Porter went to Ft. Wayne yesterday afternoon. Ms. and Mrs. L. L. Baumgartner went to Linn Grove yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hamrick went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon. Charles Whitright, three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Whitright, is nicely recovering from an attack of tonsilitis. "Dad" Michaud was seventy-five ' years old yesterday and he says he is just as spry and good as anyone.— ■' Berne Witness. The family circle that once had its favorite authors now has its favorite screen stars. If others could only see us as we think we are.—Abe Martin. Mrs. Burton Lee and children left for their home in Lake City, Mich., yesterday afternoon after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Nash near Tocsin. Only two more weeks in which to do your Christmas shopping. The merchants qre telling you what they have to sell through the columns of the Daily Democrat. Mrs. Alice Everett, who had been hero two weeks earing for her mother. Mrs. George Deßolt, of the DeBolt hotel, on Third street, left yesterday afternoon for her home near Centerville. Mich., where she was called by urgent business. She will return here Sunday, her mother being at the point of death from heart trouble and dropsy, with complications of septic poisoning.

The Home Os Quality Groceries While they last a Coin Bank with each purchase of two 10c cans of Dutch Cleanser. Northern Rudebages, lb 2c Washed Turnips, pk -? c Fancy Baldwins and Seek, pk 60 lb. North Dakota Potatoes ■•••• Extracted Honey, glasses and 25c Sweet Eating Apples, pk Horse Radish, jar 1 Kiln Dried Sweet Potatoes, lb. .. '' C ' ■ Oranges. Lemons, Bananas, Grapes, Cianbenies, Lettuce, Slaw Cabbage. We pay cash or trade for produce, Eggi 37c Butter 32c M. E. HOWER North of G. R. & I- Denot ThoneJOK

AS sure as the handle is on the outside of a jug--you get all your money back when you buy a WHITE STAG extra mild Made in a size to suit you.

D. Baker went to Fort Wayne today I on business. Noah Mangold was a Fort Wayne business visitor. , The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. i Standford of Twelfth street continties very sick. Abe Stoneburner went to Ft. Wayne , this morning to call on his wife at the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. William B. Weidy will spend Sunday in Fort Wayne with their son, Oscar D. Weidy and family. Mrs. C. S. Clark and children, Bernard and Jeanette, Mrs. Margaret Meibers and Mrs. Joe Tonnelier were Ft. Wayne visitors today. Mrs. Sam Yost and daugiiters, Mary and Leia, went to Fort Wayne this morning to visit with her brother, Jeff Klopfenstein and other relatives. John Fuerst left Thursday morning to his work in Toledo, after a week’s visit with his wife, who is seriously ill. Mrs. Fuerst shows slight improvement. Look for vour Christmas check in Monday’s mail. The Old Adams County bank will begin mailing them today and every member of the Landis Christmas Savings club ought to have his by Monday. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hilton and babe returned yesterday afternoon on the 3:22 train from Richmond, where they had been at the bedside of iier father. Andrew Jackson, aged sixty-two, well known resident of near Rivarre, where he was born and reared. He had been at Easthaven hospital six weeks. He was at the point of death from kidney and bronchial pneumonia and was unconscious for some time. His death was expected to be the matter of only a few hours when Mr. and Mrs. Hilton left.

Al Steele was a Fort Wayne visitor! Mrs. Fred Patterson visited in Fort ayne today. ; Mrs. John Badders of Monroe was a shopper here today. Mrs. Mary E. Steele wcut t 0 Eort ayne on business today. i Miss Tula Poling went to Fort Wayne today noon for a visit. Miss Leone Peterson went to Blu’d-] ton lo join her mother in a visit with relatives. , Mrs. Clarence Winters of Craigville changed cars here today enroute to Fort Wayne. i Mrs. C. W. Sheide and son, Clayton of Bryant were here today doing their Christmas shopping. Mrs. C. O. McKean went to Fort] Wayne to visit with her brother, A.| B. Bailey and family] County Recorder and Mrs. Aaron C. Augsburger went to Monroe to visit with relatives over Sunday. Mrs. F. V. Mills and daughter, Victoria, and their aunt, Mrs. Cloyd, spent the day in Fort Wayne. Miss Nell Winans went to Fort Wayne today noon to visit with her brother, Quincy Winans and wife. Mrs. Frank Halberstadt and Mrs. W. H. Haggard and daughter, Faye, of Monroe, were shopping here today. Mrs. J. L. Fulton returned this afternoon to her home al Portland. She attended the funeral of Mrs. Julia Moses.

Miss Mathilde Linnemeier of Preble] changed cars here enroute to Fort I* Wayne to visit over Sunday with rd-] 1 atives. 11 Mrs. C. M. Hower left this after- | noon for her home in Portland after]' a visit here with her sister, Mrs. It] S. Lachot. Miss Frances Mills was accompan-| led to her Jtome in Monroe by Uer| sister. Mrs. John Dickerson and babe| will visit there. Remember the supper Tuesday eve-] ning at the Presbyterian church. ] Twenty-five cents. The public is tn-1 vited. From five to seven o’clock. Gideon Gerber, of Craigville, wis| here today looking after business. Mr. Gerber will be cashier of the Farmers State bank to be opened there January Ist. ! Walter Deitsch came from from To-' ledo, 0., where he had been on business and his wife who was visiting here accompanied him to their home at Celina, O. James Hurst and son, Ed, returned i last night from Brigden, Canada, at - which place they attended the funeral of Mr. Hurst’s sister, Mrs. Belle Tennyson.

Christmas shopping is at its height ' and every store in Decatur is busy. The lines of goods are complete and new and the prices reasonable. Trade in Decatur. Joseph W. Walker, of Geneva, representative elect from Adams county was here today to attend the meeting called for the purpos of discussing Igislative questions. The snow finally came and it be-1 gins to look like real winter. Don'll kick for it won’t do any good for one] thing and then we have had several I months of dandy weather. The county fair at the high school I building last night was a great sue-1 cess in every way. The crowd was I large and they had a good time and I the school made a handsome profit. I H. D. Confer of Indianapolis is here I looking after business. He will re-1 main in Indianaimlis a couple of I months but expects to move back to Decatur in the early spring and is I looking about for a house. The Masons are planning for a big I holiday ball to be given on Friday I evening, December 29th. A special I orchestra will be secured and the I event promises to be one of the most I delightful of the holiday week. j W. A. Klepper of the Adams county I creamery has Ufeen at Indianapolis I several days this week, attending the I state convention of dairy and cream-1 cry men of Indiana. The meeting I wap one of the best ever held. Be sure to attend the Christmas I Tree meeting at the city hall Monday I night. The effort to give an open air I enteretainment with a big Christmas I tree lighted for a week is a worthy! one and for the little cost ought to be! given each year. The Indiana Democratic Editorial I association is arranging a program for the mid-winter meeting in Febru-1 ary that ought to attract a big crowd. They are planning to have on the pr.t I gram President Wilson, Vance McCormick and Governor Major of Miss-1 ouri. I The Decatur Insurance Company, I Gallogly & Johnson, proprietors, have leased rooms in the new Schafer block and will move there shortly from their present quarters. The u?w suite contains three rooms just at the head of the stairway and will V ery comfortable qudrtena -r this well known firm-

AT THE CHURCHES ST. MARY’S CHURCH. First mass. 7:30. , High mass, 9:30. Christian doctrine, 2:00. Vespers and benediction, 2:30. , REV. J. A. SEIMETZ, Pastor. , PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. 9:15. Sabbath school. 10:30, morning worship. Sermon subject, "Help for the Needy.” 6:00, Christian Endeavor, "Defy Evil.” I Kings 21:15-20. 7:00, evening worship. Sermon subjeef, '"The Army of Defectives.” There is a hearty invitation for all to attend all services. JAY C. HANNA, Pastor. ■■ ■ - o — UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH. Sunday school, 9:15 a. m.; Ross Hays, superintendent; Blanch Elzey, superintendent of the primary and intermediate departments. Preaching at 10:30 a. m.; theme, "Wormy Religion.” Ex. 18:14-24. Junior Endeavor, 2:30 p. m.; Miss Viva Chronister, superintendent. The utlendance and interest at the Junior | services is increasing from Sabbath Ito Sabbath. ' Senior Endeavor, 6:15 p. m.; topic, | "Defy Evil.” A series of meetings | will begin at Union Chapel Sunday | evening if the weather is not stormy; | it' so, then there will be preaching | at the Decatur church at 7:00 p. nt. | Prayer meeting, Wednesday even- | ing at 7:00 p. m. In the coming re|vival season every member should | avail themselves of the advantages to |be had by attendance at the prayer 1 services. T. H. HARMAN, D. D„ Pastor. BAPTIST CHURCH | 9:15 Sunday school; —Clarence E. Bell, superintendent. ' 10:30 Morning worship; theme

King Cotton Brings Joy to Dixie When the whole world was breathless with panic at the outbreak of war in August, 1914, the cotton farmer of the South saw bankruptcy and poverty nearer on the horizon, perhaps, than many a farmer in the warring countries. Cotton, known as the “king of crops" was dethroned and abased. As if by magic, fourteen months later, cotton on the New York Exchange rose to twenty cents a pound, and the question asked, was not ‘■’when will it drop?" but “where will it stop?". In THE LITERARY DIGEST for December 9th, the wide-sweeping effect of high-priced cotton is explained in a clear and interesting manner. Editorial reports from every section of the cotton-growing belt are shown. To the “man in the street," who is not familiar with the very strong position which cotton occupies among American products, this account is bound to prove enlightening. King Cotton’s marvelous “come-back" reads almost like a fairy tale. From fields nodding drowsily in white through the summer, he draws royal revenues which he spends with royal profusion in so many various channels that his spending operates for the benefit of the whole country. This is why East, West, and South, everybody is interested in the restoration. There"are several illustrations from original photographs. Besides this important review of the cotton situation, “The Digest" is particularly rich this week in other articles of interest, a few of which are: Feed America First Will An Embargo Be Plated Upon Food-stuffs By the Next Congress? Roiimania’s Distress > Threatened Disruption of the General Funston and the Baptists Entente Railroads Favor Federal Regulation Nation-wide Wage Increases Many Fine Illustrations and Cartoons The Books to Give for Christmas Gifts This number of “The Digest” contains the. .announcements of America's leading Publishers, and descriptions of the best (lift-Books to fit every age and taste. Readers will save time and money by consulting “The Literary Digest” Book-list :.n this number before buying Holiday Books. December 9th Number on Sale To-Day—All News-dealers—lo Cents | Jiterary Digest J IP T. 5 WAGNALLS COMPANY (Publishers of the Famous NEW Standard Dictionary), NEW YORK

"AcceAK To God." 6:00 Young Peoples Meeting. 7:0(1 Evening worship; theme. "Good-Will." 7:30 Wednesday evening mid-week prayer service. Members expected, friends and strangers invited and everybody 13 always welcome at all the services of our church. FLOYD G. ROGERS, Pastor. — —o EVANGELICAL CHURCH. Sunday school at 9:15; L. L. Baumgartner, superintendent. Preaching at 10:15 a. nt. and 7:00; morning theme. "Loosing the First Love." Evening. "The Lust Words of the Lord's Prayer." Y. P. A. at 6:15! topic, "Defy Evil.” Walter Rilling, leader. Y. P. A. business meeting Tuesday evening.

Mid-week services Wednesday evening at 7:30 at the old laundry building, where the Sunday services will also be held. The new church is moving along nicely and rapidly. The public is cordially invited to attend the above services. J. H. Rilling, Pastor. L. L. BAUMGARTNER, Supt. O. L. BURGENER, Y. P. A. Pres. ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH. The second Sunday in Advent. German service at the usual hour. Catechetical discussion after the sermon on questions 135-137. Sunday school at 9 o’clock. A. W. HINZ, Pastor. o FIRST METHODIST CHURCH. Sunday school, 9:00 a. m. Preaching by Rev. H. B. Diefenbach at 10:15 a. m. and 7:00 p. m. Subjects. "The Radiance of God." and "God's Greatest Gift." Junior League at 2:00 p. m. Senior League at 6:00 p. m. Mid-week service of prayer and , praise. Wednesday. 7:00 p. m.

The Ladies' Mltp society will meet Friday afternoon with Mrs. James T. Merryman, 407 North Second street. A friendly, homelike church; everybody welcome. ZION REFORMED CHURCH. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m .; M. Kirsch, superintendent. German pleaching service. Propartory service for the Christmas communion. Christian Endeavor services, 6:15 p. ju.; theme, "Defy Evil.” Leader, E. filler. \ ■English evening service; theme. “The Soul of a Nation.” The evening service will be in the nature of a preparatory service for the Christmas communion. As far us possible we are observing Advent. Come, therefore, to worship with us to get yourself in spiritual readiness for the coming of the King. L. W. STOLTE, Pastor.

PUBLIC SALE. Os fresh cows, various breeds. Friday, Dec. 15, Teeter's feed barn. Berne Indiana. Thirty to forty head, of various breeds of milch cows most of them with calves by their side some springers and a few stock bulls. One extra good full blooded Jersey cow and some extra fine Holsteitis. This entire lot of milch cows is a dandy; there will be one or two for all who are looking for more cows. Be sure to attend. Sale begins at 12:30 p. m., sharp. Terms: 3, 6 or 9 months with a bankable note bearing 6 per cent interest. DAVID GERBER & CO. J. A. Michaud. Auct. Rudolph Schug, Clerk. 29214 —- - o Jobs as a Earcmeter. When four met. run after three jobs wages are low; when four jobs run after three men wages are high.— Ground Hog. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Hoffman went to Fort Wayne today noon. L. O. Clark and family from Dallas Texas, are visiting here with Mr. an 1 Mrs. Arthur Fishevand E. Burt Lenhart and family.

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