Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 303, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1916 — Page 3

"818 YOU GET YOURS?” 1 Ladies tell us that we have the prettiest house | slippers they have seen anywhere. The newest t trimming is embroidery. We have five styles trimI mod in this way. Soles are the cozy comfort kind. Hlaek, lirown, Wine, Smoke, (irey and Lavender Colors. ITU* reasonable at *1.50 and *1.75. Other grades from 75c up. Sspj i Charlie Voglewede AT THE SIGN OF THE BlglhoE

|BBOBBEOE®&a::2C'ua2cc::::-c:” I WEATHER FORECAST jj lfi®^^:sasK«saffiaKsaKS2ffic:i! I Fair and continued cold tonight. Saturday fair. I Mr. find Mrs. W arren Jones were Fort Wayne visitors today. j if you are going to slioii ( early it will have to be early tomorrow morning. F Will Dreher of Toledo will spend Christmas in the city with friends and relatives. Eugoie. infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Swallow, is dead at their home near Celine, a result of meningitis. Judge I). I). Heller was not quite so well today. He passed a very restless night and was rather nervous today. Tom Vail returned from Marion -t evening where he visited his brother Forest who Is in the hospital al tlui place. Fred Ehlerding and family of Preble township went to Fort Wayne today to attend the funeral of Mrs. Ehlerding's brother, Otto Horstmann, held today. » Kenyon Walters has returned from Delaware. Ohio, where he is attending college and has begun his vacation with a Job at the Fisher Ac Harris grocery. S' Frank Hoosler. a colored janitor the Gauntt building, in Fort Wayne, has confessed that he stole forty dollars from Dr. William Enslen's safe, with which he went to Newcastle to see his lady friend and presented in r with a gold watch and chain as a Christmas remembrance.

*MlillM—lll IIHIIIIMIII I I —■ - The Home Os Quality Groceries! ORANGES | California Navels, per doz 15c, 20c, 25c, 30c, 10c, .>oc | Apples, Talman Sweets, pk • Apples, Seeks and Baldwins, bu Sweet Potatoes, kiln dried, lb 1 Lippincott’s Pure Fruit Jelly, per lb 17 H Heinz Large Dill Pickles, doz g A line of good Candies to select from. Best grade of I Nuts to be had. You buy satisfaction when >‘ ,u bu> 1 I them. Oysters, Grapes, Cranberries, Lettuce, Celery. | We pay cash or trade for produce, Eggi 37c l Butter 25c to 32c I . n. E. HOWER

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It cost W. O. Matin, of Wyandot county, Ohio, ten dollars and costs for killing a skunk unlawfully. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ellison arrived lrom Fort Wayne tills morning for a visit at. the Andrew Baxter home. Miss Mary Ehlerding, of Ninth street, went to Fort Wayne today to attend the funeral of her uncle, Olio florstnian. Orreii Crouse returned yesterday to Alexandria after a two days' visit witti his sister, Mrs. P. U. Williams, and family. Kay Brown of Bluffton, assistant general manager of the Morris live and ten cent store, was here yesterday on business. * The Christmas trade in Decatur stores has been unusually heavy, a large force of extra clerks being necessary to wait on the trade. Mrs. Joel Reynolds went to Fort Wayne today. She will Ik> aceompriied home by her daughter, Berencta Reynolds, a student in the business college there. Miss Ruth Patterson, who is teaching at Syracuse, arrived home for her holiday vacation with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. George Patterson. and family. Miss Esther Sellemeyer arrived home today from Oberlin, 0.. to spend her Christmas vacation with her parents. Miss Sellemeyer is taking *:p missionary work. Edward Piertgorff, of Mercer county 0., has a most narrow escape from fa tal injury, when his clothing caught m a fly wheel of a tractor. He would have been hurled to death had not his clothing torn, releasing him. He was nearly denuded. One leg was badly mashed by a large wheel passing over it.

Will K renters and fumily will upend their holidays with relatives at Hoi land and other points in Michigan. O. B. Smith of Detroit will arrive hi 'ho city Sutiday to spend the holidays with Mrs. Smith and her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hammell. of English Invention Is a trumpet to he attached to a telephone receiver so Its sounds ran be magnified and heard without holding it to tho oar. lo save space the top of u new phonograph cabinet slides to one side with the Instrument It carries, giving access to the records it contains. On one side of a new electric porch light are grooves Into which figures can ho slipped to make it serve as a house number either by day or night. Attendants at Beulah Chapel will bo interested in hearing of the Christmas sermon which will be delivered Sunday morning at 18:15 o’clock by tho Rev. Roy Gaunt. One more day to shop and then — tho hard work will he over, the enjoyment of the Christmas may be partaken of without the horror of planning gifts to the nth power. Prof. L. T. Amleregg, teacher of science. An the Delphos high schools, lias resigned lo accept a position in the schools of Decatur. 111. Isis successor at Delphos has not yet been named. John W. Vail returned from Marion last night, where he has been with his son. Forest, who was so badly injured when*he was caught in the logs at the Vail straw hoard factory Tuesday afternoon. George Ineichen of Wabash township. well known stock farmer and stock man, was here last evening. George carried off a whole arm full of first ribbons with his cattle at the Chicago stock show. Workmen are still cutting ice at Steele’s pond and within a day or two the house there will he filled. The river ice is of good quality this season uid is about thick enough to cut. .Mrs. E. A. Gobbler and Mrs. Alfred Gcldner went to Fort Wayne today to attend the funeral of their brother in law, Otto Horstnian. Mrs. Horstman was forme «y Miss Cora Golduer Word bus been received from Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Phi of Toledo, that after their long planning to spend the Christmas holidays with Mrs. Uhl’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. B. J.*Terveer that it will now he impossible foi them to come, owing to the serious sickness of Mrs. Uhb The residence of P. S. Howard, of Van Duron, was destroyed by fire on. Monday. The tire started from a de l'eetive flue. The residence was a two-story fourteen room building and the loss was heavy. Mr. Howard is a director of the Van Huron bank and a prominent business man. Fred Beijtz, inspector of Borne “P" preceinet, in the recent election wns reported as having spent $55.50 in ihc commissioners allowances of last session when the amount should have been $39.50. The error was discover oil hv the auditor this morning in cheeking up the lists. Ed Neuem i hwamler of Vera Crus read atiout the Municipal Christmas tree here and sent two dollars to Attorney Jolut C. Moran with instructions to give it for that good cause. | Thats the right spirit Ed and we hope and know that it will bring you much pleasure. Come up and see the kids anil the older folks enjoy it. Workmen engaged in building a bridge over the Auglaize River, Defiance. ().. discovered the body of Jesse Swank, of Williamsport, lnd„ who bad been missing since last Thursday embedded in the ice. Swank bad j fallen from the bridge and drowned. Gilbert Fox. of Dima, 0., is the fifth | man to be found guilty on the charge | of attempting to attack Sheriff Eley, | of Allen county with intent to lynch j a prisoner. His ease waS heard at Ottawa and he faces a sentence from | one to ten years in the penitentiary. He may ask a new trial.

1 Th« high school students want a motto Tor the high school. Can't some of you people help them out? • John W. Tyndall is attending to bus- '■ iness at Warsaw today, where be is 8 representing the Krlek Tyndall company. • Leonard Deinlnger arrived from his ’> school at Rensselaer to spend the hoi--1 idny vacation here tolth his parents. The vacation is until January 3. V ( The soldier hoys of the third Indiana will Christmas at Fort Benja nln , Harrison and will not he mustered out until the first week In January. 8 Rev. Thornburg will arrive homo cu x Saturday having been furloughed for over Christmas that he may enjoy the I season with his family and amdst in . the services at his church. 1 And you'll need that money worse y next year. Look a little ahead and become a member of one of the - Christmas Saving clubs anil have a ■ portion of your earnings laid away '• for holidays. If you don't need it • then, let It ride for a rainy day. Mrs. C. M. Hower. West High strei't f left Thursday morning to visit her , aisier. Mrs. H. K 1-nchot, al Deentnr, i and will go on to Fori Wayne to spend • Christmas with another sister. Mrs. William Dochrmnn. Mr. llower will join her at Fort Wayne® the last f - the week. —Portland Commercial Re--1 view. | According to Raveling* the school ' hoard will meet soon and decide the location for the new high school building. The school paper also predicts I that Hie class of T7 will be the last lo graduate from the old building. We I hope they are better at predicting cn , this greatly desired Improvement thill we have been. Joe Brenierkamp writes George . WemhofT urging him to get busy mi the converting of the old fair grounds l into a (Kirk. Joe is in the hospital suffering ffom heart trouble. Mr. Weinhoff lias long bad in mind tiie park question and has made considerable effort to get the question started hut like many for the good of the public it moves slowly. Howard Wisehaupt, who is now the musical director for Ed Courts, one (f the great evangelists of the country, aud is making good. He was here today visiting friends. The party have held meetings at Logansport and Montpelier, Indiana and will open : n •i few days at Anderson. Mr. Weistiaupt is well fitted to this work and is enjoying it immensely. Thursday, December 31st. was the shortest day of the near, the sun ruing; at fifteen minutes past seven o’clock and setting at eighteen minutes of five, making the length of tb" day nine hours and twenty-seven minutes, while the longest night vms fourteen hours and thirty-three min : utes ill length. The days will now be gin to lengthen a few minutes each day until June 21st which is tho long- < est day. The Wells County Medical Bocimy j held their regular semi-monthly meeting Tuesday evening, at the office of ; Dr. Louis Severin, and on the even lug’s program was the election of ,)ili cers. The present officers were re j elected for another year, and are as ; follows: President, G. E. Fulton; : hirst Vice-president, C. L. Blue; Second Vice-president, 1). C. Wyboiirn; Secretary and Treasurer, I. N. Hat- j field; Censors, F. M. Diekason, F. W. j Garrett, C. L. Blue. Dr. B. G. Morris j was elected delegate and Dr 1. N. Hatfield alternate. In addition to giving their employ ‘S j a neat salary bonus as a Christman j present, the board of directors of Hie j Western Union Telegraph Company ] has ammneed a liberal pension sys j tom for their employes, who becom" ill while ill the service. The an ; liuuneenient specifies that any “in I ploye who gets sick is entitled to full j pay for a period of 13 weeks. Aft T ] that time he is entitled lo half pay, I and providing lie is never able t<> re ] nine work lie will get a pension, the minimum amount running about s2l a j month. Each of the employes w.ill t he given a vacation of two weeks, j each year, with full pay during their absence. A letter received at this office recently from Harvey 11. Hooker of | Fullerton. Cab. contains much interest to Itis many Monroe friends. Mr. 1 Docker is pastor of the Fullerton M. j E. church and is well known in Ad- j ants county, lie states that the j weather there is’fine and all in tlv best of health. Miss Cora Mocker, j who went to California with Rev. j Hocker Is attending school in the University of Southern California propmtory to receiving a certificate for j teaching the high school of the state. She expects to complete her course i in February, and will return lo Berne j in March. She will teach in Callfor- j ilia next year. Rev. Hocker sends his j best wishes to Ills many friends here]] tor uierry Xmas and a Happy New j | Year. —Monroe Reporter.

\A/E WISH VOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS HOLTHOUSE, SCHULTE & CO. Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys.

Marion Oliver, of Monroe, was here today on business. Miss Susie Carpenter went to Fort , Wayne this noon lo call on her father, Jesse Carpenter, at the hospital. He was operated upon recently. Mrs. Carpenter returned yesterday and stated that he was quite ill, but getting along as well as consistant. William Mertaugh, supervisor es track for the/Erie railroad company tliia city, has received from the sup.-r---intendciit at Huntington a check for $206 this being the second auual prize lie has earned for having the best subdivision on the tracks west of I*U>*burg. This is an enviable record and speaks much for Ihe superintendeai y exercised by Mr. Murtaugli. Charles E. Muuima arrived from Warren, 0.. to spend a few days with his iwrents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Mummy ill Union township. This will la 1 his last visit at the old home farm, as his father recently sold the farm to Otto Fuelling. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Mutuum will move to this city and will reside this winter wilt their daughter, Mrs.. U-o Wilhelm, un til they buy property ill the spring. They resided for thirty-eight years on their farm and gave it up only op ui count of (he poor health of Mrs. Mamma. Huy a box of Aurentz’ candy for your mother, daughter or sweetheart. We guarantee it will please them Christmas morning. At Murray’s Cigar Store. .‘(02(2

1 DO YOU DESIRE MONEY FOR f CHRISTMAS? | 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 gain, nothing to lose by joining our | Christmas Saving Society f and paying a certain amount each week, or on pay days, and then 4y next Christmas you will get the total amount of your savings and interest, if you are paid up in full. It’s the only way you can he sure to have the money for Christmas as you get your money back just before Christmas. I OBSERVE HOW IT CAN BE DONE 8 1 cent deposited first week, 2 cents second week and 3 cents third week, and so on for fifty weeks will give you $12.75 2 cents deposited first week, 1 cents second week and 6 cents third week and so on for fifty weeks,will give you. $25.50 § 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 50 cents deposited first week, 50 cents second week and 50 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 payment at the end of the fifty weeks w ill he le, 2c, or sc. We have added another plan which is a separate payment of the same amount each week, 25c, 50c and SI.OO weekly. / I INTEREST WILL RE ADDED S to all accounts paid in lull at the end of 50 weeks—just in time for Christmas. ♦ ♦ You may start any time alter DECEMBER 11, 1016. • f. Come in and let us explain. FIRST NATIONAL BANK I DECATUK, INDIANA 8

———————■■ . - ." .i. JUST A FEW DAYS LEFT I Hut we still have loads of beautiful gifts for k { I Christmas, at prices that will please you, and the B Below are a number of gifts that have been 8 | in popular demand this season. 8 FOR MEN ANI) BOYS FOR LADIES AND 1 I „ ! <i, ’f, S ' Ch , ain9 ’ Wrist Watchßing.. I H Belts, full Links, Foun- Vanities, Umbrellas, B I tain Fens, Umbrellas Brooches, Lockets, Hat 8 ( W* SttS'BrS I I Smoking Stands, Start silver Chests, Shuttles, 8 ■ l’ins, Shaving Sets. Cut Glass Water Sets. J| Christmas Special on Cut Class Tall Stem Gob- 8 ■ lets, at $2.00, set of six. « We will make a special effort to do all engrav- 8 pi ing before Christmas, so far as possible. 8 £ PUMPHREY’S JEWELRY STORE I OPEN EVENINGS FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE § Agency for Century Edition 10c Sheet Music ||