Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 20 December 1916 — Page 5

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Charlie Voglewede AT THE SIGN OF THE fclG SHOE

CX2 IXltX’*’ *’ -*»»-«•«.» •«•«... I WEATHER FORECAST j: I s®»ss:x::x::s aronra ac u :'i i Snow and much colder with cold v.ave tonight, Thursday fair and colder. Mrs. Elmer L. Smith went to Port " ayne this morning, Mrs. Henry Hill and Mrs. J. D. Steele gpent the day in Fort Wayne. Verne Halliday and Miss Rayl of Monroe changed cars here today enroute to Fort Wayne. Mrs. (’lem Yaeger went to Fort Wayne this morning to visit with her brother, Oscar Shady and family, 0. W. Galbreath of St. Louis, Mo., and his sister. Mrs. Harriet Mann, of Fort Wayne, were here today on business. The Misses Dorothy and Thelma M illiams will go to Alexandria to spend their holiday vacation with relatives. Mrs. G. IL Hileman and Miss Hettle AinswortJ) of Willshire, 0.. changed cars here enroute to Fort Wavne today noon. Mrs. Hay Teeple will undergo a third operation tomorrow at the hospital in Fort Wayne, this being the < oueludiiig operation. "The Municipal t’hrtwtmsm free co nmittce members are expected to attend tlie meeting this evening at eight o’clock at the city hall. When we look at th’ wonderful playthings fer children in th’ holiday displays. we recall when we used t’ get a pair o’ copper-toed boots in October fer Christmus. Wine women an’song! Th' songs alone are enough t’ put you on th’ hummer. —Abe Martin.

OTwwkHßhHP*** ■ :~ i wimi *.<*■** The Home Os Quality Groceries! ORANGES California Navels, per doz 15c, 20c, 25c, 30c, 10c, 50c fl Apples, Talman Sweets, pk > 3.»c g Apples, Seeks and Baldwins, bu $1.25 9 Sweet Potatoes, kiln dried, lb 1<" Lippincott's Pure Fruit Jelly, per !b 1, '><• E Heinz Large Dill Pickles, doz Ibc E A line of good Candies to select from. Best grade of d Nuts to be had. You buy satisfaction when you buy them. Oysters, Grapes, Cranberries, Lettuce, Celery. We pay cash or trade for produce, 37c Butter 25c to 32c M. E. HOWER North of <i K. &1. Uerwt ’Phone IO 1 i

I TAKE NO CHANCE I

I BUY “HIM” A BOX OF I “WHITE STAG” | tXTRA MILD CIGARS I “THE SWEETEST SMOKE STORY EVER TOLD" I WILL MAKE “HIS” CHRISTMAS MERRY.

These new English Shape lace shoes, in medium and cxtra h *B*’ arc excepta--4 ble Christmas gifts for J girls. Reasonably priced for such high quality leather. $3.50

"" Mrs. ('. l. Meibers and daughter, ”Tonk ” and Mrs. J. y . Neptune spent the afternoon in Fort Wayne. Miss Fanny Heller was detained from school today on account of a’ severe cold. The Dugan family are planning u reunion for the holidays when all the children will be at home. The 1-ert Wayne battery have l>e« n ordered home from the Texas bold r and, will leave for Indiana January sth. Gallogly <L Johnson have moved their office into the Schafer block and are now nicely located and ready for visitors. Dr. J. S. Hoyers is at Indianapolis today attending a meeting of the stat board of health of which he is the president. Judge Heller remains in about the sr. ,ne condition as he has for several days. He passed a restful night and seems a little improved today. Although British railroads rank fourth among the nations in regard i mileage they carry more passenge' .every year than are carried in any other country. Experiments are under way in Eig land with a method for thawing fro:: en meat without bursting its tisstv so that it will com) are favorably wit? fresh killed meat . An unusually long spout througl which oil Is forced by a thumb pitm; features a new oil can that it intend cd to gard men from the perils cf moving machinery. To enable a small child to ready play it a new toy piano's keys are marked with pictures of animals, similar pictures appearing on the ntti.iii that is to be played.

’■' •’ i: ‘ RftJ 1, 111 M .|| . , ,j 11 Shopper here today, -Rs, 11. M. Johnson of Geneva was e here on business today. 11 lb. D. i). t lark made a profession al Rip to Fort Wuyue this morning. ' ('bark s Dunn, of Ulufflou. Watkins J Rained? man, was here today ou bust- ' Hess. r ii Mr, and Mrs. Fred Nye and Henry !i slagley, of Monmouth were here shopping today. * Mis;. Tillie Weis went to Ft. Wayne Htday noon to visit with her sish :-. »lis. Janies Spade. "« a good time to pay your sub. ■ uenption Io the Daily Democrat. Sturt ”, the New Year right. II" .nonroe Ladies' Aid society an ' ‘"■urn es a i • i nny supper and bazaar at Monroe Saturday veiling. William Beitieke, well known farm- i <‘r of Preble township, was a business s visitor here this afternoon. Mrs. John O. Fisher and child: en ' loft today noon for Peru to visit ov< r 1 the holidays with relatives. Mel Butler, city mail carrier, return- 1 <’d this morning at three o’clock from ! Marion, where he went on account es , the injury sustained by his son-in-law * Forest Vail. 5 Morton Stults, formerly of the, De- ■ batur Herald, with a son of the late ; Thad Butlpr. were in the city today ' jon business. Mr. Stults is now in the newspaper business at Wabash. Miss Gladys Graham, a student at. Ohio Wesleyan, will arrive from Delaware. Ohio, this afternoon to spend her holiday vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Graham. If you are going to drive your automobile in January you should be sending for your licenses. It you don’t have it you violate tlx- law. For your convenience we have arranged to file your application al this office. Cone in and we will look after it for you. Tlie hoys and girls are enjoying the snow and are busy with their bob sleds. Rosy cheeks and laughing I eyes a re common among the children and its good to see them. Some body I has to be happy or it would be a J dreary old world. lake a look at the show windows of K the Decatur merchants. Most of 'i litem are attractive and tasty and such as to invite you into tlie places of business. The show window is on" of the best forms of advertising, in t’-i-t ’ next to the newspaper, the very best 'i merchant has. to our notion. . jlt will probably be necessary to get j a lock expert from Fort Wayne h"’i to open the safe at the West End tiiwl II market, the combination of which w.ti’ known only io the manager, the l a! ('. (’. Wilder. Mr. Wilder who be- ! came ill a week ago Sunday evenin.:. was not thought to be serious, and hi:; .■ rapid and unexpected death, e precluded the arranging of I>u-in< si; plans before. Attempts made locally have failed' to bring the combination, although many were called in. , FAIL TO LAND. Efforts of the Bluffton Chamber of | t'ommerve to land a piano factory now I operating in Chicago for the big vacant building formerly occupied by the king piano company, failed in that big customers of the piano company objected to the company mov I ing from Chicago. The Brown company, for many years a substantial nlant of Bluffton, will move into tlie building. A SMALL FORTUNE Sixty-One Head Hogs Bring Henry Scheumann $999.25. Henry Scheumann, prominent and I well-to-do farmer of rural route one is ! yr ving to be a number one stock- ' man. lb sold to Buller & Mir this ( morning, sixty-one head of hogs iv.r '5999.25. Mr. Scheumann is lift' fa(her of Albert Scheumann. of The O'.l Adams County bank. g — v

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NOTH H OF ,»( .||,|< I.KTTINti. B* Notice Is hereby given that the un- fl lerelgiie.l imperliitemlent ~f ” lien of tin- iiavhl p. llalH-gger drain, r» I” Blue < reek b.wnililp, Adume <ounly, Imllami, will, on , Sntiinlay. De erm her .W. Him. ay until til o'l liH a a. io. ~f said day. at rj tli" ot!" e of Phil I, Mo'-klln. eountv rj »"'’vm-or*>f AOhiiik count-.. Indiana. In r> Il Morrison block, emit, ~f th. court r: IMI '. bi the t'lty of liocnutr. Adam f's ' cun v. Jndliina, receive Koited blds ft " the . imslrui lion of sold drain In fj lll*' mid HiH'dlh at iiniy' iht'refor now <>n it<•• with the report, plnnii. pro- U h' anti Hpet-hh-ationM therefor now on O Illa 111 I Ilf <>fll< <* <»f the Auditor of Ad - O ilium County, IndiniHi, In mhl<l cuumu. O Millie O ’■ I'oni y io 'h'rinlniii' hi.ig win bo i< <e|\vd und a 'ontriK i »- I''' I'"' Um wide of said drain, „ ft Sh >wn In the reporl. motile, plana ami t’ sp.-clllinhoiia tlierel.H- fl No e inlldenilal bld will he m-ecided. m •'ll! each bidder will ho reqnlr.-d b> O te Ificnll.v for What Im will rl ••Ii net tile wind- „f auid work and f * di'ln. (1 Ulddcra win |„. required to file their ,J bids .1, ic'liilrcd be law. upon forms U whhh will lie furnished b. the under- •• "■■lie.l : lip "lllleiKlent of co n■ I r lie 11, ,n. H •'" '-.l' il blddel Will be I e.lulled Io E mall" and die will, |,ls Idd tlie no. os It c - .ithdavlt of nonolliiHlon-and licit 1, ;•• s n Iw.nn lid.- bidder. Eimi, |,|,|. ‘ he la a lama tide bid ler h bld f t must lie ni eoinpiuile,! with n good and ‘i siiflirlvnt bond hi a huui equal to dou- it de th amount of such Idd, condition- M Ide the amount of such I.bl. condition- Si e l for the faithful perfoi man.■•• of !t raid work and contract, nud providing •> thrl tile bidder will enter".into n eon- »a I r. . I with -aid s ipevintemleiit for tin* -i •o. Urn. lion of f1,., same. If he I . M awarded the contract Iher.-for Sin h‘j bo id In be approved l,v the superin- rj b'l'ih'iit <»f I'onst ru< t ion super- *• ini ndent of roust ■ u< I ion rt'-rrvrs tin rl-i'il to reh' t an\- and all . i<| s bids will be arc < ptr<l In <’.\< —s <>f the ft estimated cost of such work or in ex- 3 <■(.' -of till' brno.i’s found The tlno 1; tor coiTpletion of the work will br H nuidr known by the superintendent of H i onstrurtion on the day of the sale. H ana tin contractor will be required to ft complete the work within the time fix- S ed in the contract. ft bated this 11th dav of November ft 1916. ' ft PHIL L. MACKLIN. ft 1 , *-'J Si pl of (’oust ruction. ft NOTH !•: or pi in h i.iitting. ft Notice is hereby «iven that tlie tn - 8 • l«i>iigntd suiierinirndent of <on-trm- ft ■hi'i ol the John I'riuH drain, ft hi I’ltie ('reck township, Adams uoui ft ty, Indiana, will, on •* Salurdto. Ilrrrmher P.»IG, ft up until li> o’< • k,r m. of said da' I « the oth. <• of Phil I. Macklin, coum . survever of Adams < aunty. Indiana, in the M«.rrison block, south of the <<iuit bouse, in the Pity of ihcaulr, Adams County, Indiana, receive sealed i,jds for the (onstruetion of said drain in accordance with the report, plans, pro- •> tile ami speeitii ations ther« f. r now on tile in the office of the ~r of Ad- " hies County, Indiana, in said cause. » Main Ifraurh. l*i’o. i t» to terminus k bids will be r. • mi v . d and a coni ra ? h’t for the Whole of said drain. : s j shown in the report, profile, plans and • sp *<dlh at ions therefor. S No ( onfiden tia I bid will !••• actlcple I, ’ and each bidder will *»<• required to | state specifically for wil d lie will < o . < struct the whole of '-aid work ar I ’ drain. 1 Bidders will be required to tile thei»blds as required by law. upon forms wb.ivh will bo furnished by the undersigned superintendent of <-onstrm tion. i and each bidder will be required to <• make and tile with his bid the nee - sary affidavit of non-i-ollusion and thal | he is a bona fide bidder. Each Ind must be a« < ompanied With a sjo >4 • d i suflicient bond in a sum equal to dou- .. ble the amount of such bid, «ondition--1 ed for the faithful performance of • said work and contract, and providin'that the bidder will enter into a <on- { (ra<t with said superintendent for the construction of the same, if he be awarded the < ontra< t therefor. Such bond to he approved by the superinq tendent of construction. Said superintendent of construction rvseivos the r right t<» rejec t any and all bids. No bids will be ac cepted in excess of the I estimated < ost of such w«»: k or in cx- . I ce.’ s of the benefits found. Tiie lino 3 for completion of the work will be made know;, by the superintendent of < onstruction on the di’ of flie sale, ■- and tlie contractor will he required to complete the work within tlie time lix- -• ed In the contract. I'ated this 11th day of November. ’ 1:i 16. PHIL L. MACKLIN, 13-20 Supt. of Construction. NOTICE TO FARMERS. We will pay the highest cash price for beef hides al the pack- : ing house. : ■■ > s:>ir hoosier packing co. • MANGOLD i I & BAKER | Corner Monroe and 7th Sts. ■■ PRONE 215. g Butcher's Granulated Black Pep- !* per, a th 25c •; Imperial Oat Meal 13c: ....2 for 25c H Extra Fancy Rice 10c: 3 for 25c ?» Hominy, 3 large cans 250 q Pearl Barley, a ib 10c jj Dried Peas, a 1b 10c: 3 for 25c M Bulk Pop Ccrn, a lb 5c ft Jewel Flour, a small sack $1.20 H Olives, a bottle 10c, 15c, 25c •• Pet and Carnation Milk, a cqn sc, 10e 3 Plenty of Xmas Candy, Oranges and H Nuts. :: Bananas, Lemons, Oysters, Celery g and Lettuce. We pay Cash or Trade for Produce: t| Eggs, 37c: Butter, 25-32 c. Give Us Thai Order. | Arthur h Fred | Mangold Baker »,

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SEKRECO, i’>c trot Ji pasfc that REALLY CLEARS, fine been pvt to trit, andp,r.nnecd good by AyndrcA of dentixtg, many of wham are it tiny. j( r th «> daily toilet in preferenc eto other deutifri- g. SENRLCO it particularly destructive to the germ of pyorrhea--exceptionally good at a remedial agent in the treatment of toft, inflamed, bleeding tmg, exer.l9 acidity of the mouth ,01-. alb' ’' r ' :r ' oylublr granule* untir.ially effective In cleaning away food depoeiti.

MB Illi 111 ! -— • aw* ' MtIMHaaaMM. - N |, n |,| t , T .- _l — IIJ—II—tMJ HURRY! HURRY! OHin FEW DAYS LEFT | BEFORE CHRISTMAS to buy that present. We will help you solve the problem if you will come to our store and see the many beautiful gifts he will like. BUY HIM.

Kid Gloves at SI.OO to $2.00 Sweater Coats SI.OO to SB.OO Dress Shirt SI.OO t® $3.00 Woo! Shir! $1.60 to 52.00 Handkerchiefs 10c to 50c Bath Robe $4.00 to $9.00 Boy’s Mackinaw $5.00 to $7.00 Fur Caps $1.50 to $5.00 • Silk Muffler SI.OO to $1.50 : Rain Coats $3.50 to SIO.OO ■ Traveling Bags $3.00 to SIB.OO • Suit Case SI.OO io SIO.OO

Come In and See. You Are Welcome Whether You Buy Or Not.

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MOVING INSURANCE OFFICE We have moved our office:; from Ui ■ Niblick building to the Schafer blin k

I DO YOU DESIRE MONEY FOR h i CHRISTMAS? H •• . I j; Here is a sure way to have that desire satisfied. You’re not taking a chance. You can’t lose a cent. You have everything to : u gain, nothing to lose by joining cur I Christmas Saving Society I and paying a certain amount each week, or or pay days, and then by next Christmas you will get the total amount of your savings H and interest, if you arc paid up in full. It’s the only way you can be sure to have the money for Christinas as you get your money back just before Christmas. g I OBSERVE HOW IT CAN BE DONE j H I cent deposited first week, 2 cents second week and 3 cents g third week, and so on for fifty weeks will give you $12.75 g 2 cents deposited firs' week. I cents second week and 6 cents g third week and so on for fifty weeks,will give you $25.5(1 : 5 cents deposited first week, 10 cents second week and 15 cents third week and so on for fifty weeks, w ill give you.. $63.50 i 50 cents deposited first week, 50 cents second week and 50 | s cents third week and so on for fifty weeks, will give you.. $25.00 « Or you may begin with the highest amount and reduce your « payments for the same amount each week so that your last pay- 4 ment at the end of the fifi j weeks will he Ic, 2c, or sc. We have added .mother plan which is a separate payment of the same H ? amount each week, 25c, 50c and SI.OO weekly. g ; INTEREST WILL BE ADDED to all accounts paid in full at the end of 50 weeks—just in time for Christmas. You may start any time after DECEMBER 11, 1916. Come in and let us explain. FIRST NATIONAL BANK DECATUR, INDIANA I

Silk lie 50c to SI.OO | Umbrella SI.OO to $6.00 k Night Shirt SI.OO to $1.50 | Pajamas $1.50 to $2.00 fl Underwear SI.OO to SB.OO fl Hosiery 10c to 50c fl Suit SIO.OO to $25.00 fl Overcoat SIO.OO to $26.00 fl Boys’ Knickerbocker Suits . $3 to $lO fl Boys’ Overcoats .. $3.50 to SB.OO fl Cloth Cap 50c to SI.OO fl Belt 25c to 50e Suspenders 25c to 50c

. -i — —■ over the Scliali r hardware store, where we will oe glad Io meet our friends and customers. Lot us write your life, tornado, incident or lial il-

Ar .' tnJa y « *“*■’ «' SEmCCO-ftt. Learn whar l,rt the new idea of mouth clcanlmggg, A cony of the folder, Ihe M<>xi Genial Ditcaic in tha World" together with a liberal eigr r »vl fuhr of .’ \Rf CO u ill be fur 4c in gtampa. The SantanelHcnir Co., Inc., Dept, A., Mag, niv Temph, Cincinnati, Ohio.

—— . . ■■ . ity insurance. We represent the reliable insurance coiupauios. M DECATUR INSURANCE AGENCY. •97t6 <;ai.i.oki.Y ft JOHNSON.