Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 306, Decatur, Adams County, 27 December 1916 — Page 3

ASK R. 0. ELLSTON OF BLUECREEK ABOUT OUR “TOP NOTCH” BOOTS 4 He says: “Very near two years ago or ta be exact, on February 16, 1915, 1 bought a pair of your Top Notch Boots and I have worn them for ditching and every time I needed a rubber boot, and (hey haven’t a leak in them yet.” Don’t Experiment Buy Top Notch They Are Better Ghadie Voglewede AT THE SIGN OF THE BIG SHOE

■ 11. '■■BSBWBg-gL 1 !!.. WEATHER FORECAST | Fair and much colder tonight and Thursday, with a cold wave. Mrs. D. M. Hensley spent the lay in Fort Wayne. Como in for Auto Day, Saturday, December 30th. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Beiueke of Malley went to Fort Wayne on the 11:30 car. Mrs. Will Worden and daughter, Florence, and -son, David, went to Ft. Wayne this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Forest Andrews, <>t Monroe, changed cars here this morning on their way to Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Deininger left this morning for their home at Alma, Mich., after a visit here with the V. Deininger family. Mrs. A. L. Hickman and babe cf Hammond are here visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I). V. Ste.dc. She was formerly Miss Edna Steele. Mrs. Louis Reynolds and daughter, Esther, went to Fort Wayne to visit with Mrs. Al Garard and other friends. She will also go to Monroeville and Ossian before returning home. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Burroughs. Ed Ashham her and family, and Fred A;•!> haucher and family, were here fru.i Decatur to spend ('hristnms with Mrs, Martin Stair and family. Bluff: >u News. Mrs. A. R. Parker returned this morning to Fort Wayne after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs D. V. Steele. She was accompanied by h r sister, Mrs. A. L. Hickman who -.vill spend the day in Fort Wayne.

The Home Os Quality Groceries 70 lb. Cloth Bag Meat Salt 75c 6 five cent boxes best Matches made ....' 25c Dried Corn, pkg 10c ! Red Seal Lye ...3 for 25c Sun-Made Raisins, lb. 15c 5c Toilet Paper, <> for 25c Not-a-Seed Raisins, lb. 18c 10c Toilet Paper, 3-for 25c Kraut 2 for 25c 25c Corn Popper 20c Hominy 3 for 25c 1 Bulk Pure Jelly, lb. .17*/2C Monarch Brand Cut Wax Beans, Green Bean or Succotash 15c We pay cash or trade for produce, Egij« 37c Butter 25c to 32c M. E. HOWER North or G. K. & I. Deopt ’Phone 108 I ITS TIME TO THINK UP YOUR 1 | NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION g I “SMOKE HOME CIGARS DURING 1917” | I The “WHITE STAG” Extra Mild | I at scts saves as much as it costs, fe I Ask your Dealer for ’em. 1

; Auto Day in Decatur, Saturday, DeI cembel 30th. I Miss pthelda Schneider returned to i Lima today. Erroll Page and George Cramer have gone to Bluffton to visit with friends. Edgar Schneider returned to Mid- ' land, Mich., after spending Christmas with his mother, Mrs. Peter Schneider. How some folks look so nice on nothin* 'll be a pop’lar mystery. Tell Binkley is confined t’ his home with a Ford fracture.—Abe Martin. Mrs. N. E. Vitz and children arrived yesterday afternon from Sherwood. Ohio, for a holiday visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Sellemeyer. Frank Schultz of the Fort Wayne Sentinel printing force, is here for a visit until tomorrow with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. ifenry Schultz, spending Christmas here. Mrs. Chester Imler of Cadillac, Mich., is here for a visit with her mother. Mrs. D. V. Steele, until ti e latter recovers from a severe cold, bordering on pneumonia. She is better and able to be up again. ("larles K. Myers of Niles, Mich., came over yesterday from Bluffton for a short visit with his parents. Air. and Mis. J. D. Myers. Mrs. Myers and children will come later in the week for a visit with relatives here, thev having been at Bluffton over Chi isf mad Mrs. Jennie Fuhrman of Marion. Ohio, was here westerday afternoon to call on the Judge Heller family. Mr. and Mrs. Furman and Mrs. Jessp Dedm of this city are planning to leave 'about January Kith for a trip to CT ba. returning to Florida in Feb ; rmiry for a couple of months.

T ■ J. Durkin was a Fort Wayne visitor. Ben Wagoner went to Ft. Wayne today noon. Edith Rice of Monmouth was a shopper here. <!. C. Schug, of Berne, was a* business visitor here today. You "auto" come to Decatur Saturday. Every body else is. Mrs. G. W. Ray and daughter, Mary of near Pleasant Mills, went to Fort V. ayne today noon. Mrs. Eliza Zimmerman and sister Miss Zella Shotwell, went to Fort Wayne today noon. This was a regular spring day and the people seemed to enjoy It after a week or two of the real winter brand. Mr. mid Mrs. L. L. Merriman and l.unily have returned from a very enjoyable Christmas visit at Indianapolis. Mr. and Mrs. J. Fred France left today noon for ludianapolbs after visiting here with relatives over Christmas. Judge J, j. Moran of Portland was here today for a visit with his brother Attorney, J. c. and his father, Thomas Moran. Dr. J. S. Boyers was at Ft. Wayne today where Rev. Beisel who has been very ill for two weeks was operate don. The Decatur advertising association held a good meeting last night at which time business matters of importance were discussed. Robert Peterson will return to Bloomington today to resume his work as sport editor of the Student, the. university daily paper. Herman L. (’outer of Indianapolis, is here, looking after business affairs. He will return to Indianapolis for a couple of months special work. Ralph- and Beryl Lhamon went Io Fort Wayne to call on their cousin. Mary Campbell, of Bluffton, a patient at the Hope hospital, where she was operated upon.

Mr. M. Kirsch of tho People's Loan A Trust company went to Ft. Wayne this morning to be present at the hospital where his old friend Rev. Beisel was operated on. For handling garbage in cities there has be«n invented a self loading wagon. garbage dumped into a hopper low in the fear being lifted into the holy of the wagon by a belt conveyor. An Italian scientist has figured that a square mile of the surface of tin' earth in six hours of sunshine received beat equivalent to the combust! >n of more than 2600 tons of coal. Tobaaganing in summer has he n made possible by an inventor wiichas patented steel tobaggans that slide down inclines covered with co <oa matting to be erected in amusement parks. Roy Battenberg and family of Cinci.iuati. who visited relatives here ov- r ( l.ristmas, left last night for their home. Mr. Battenberg is a son of Mr. ami Mrs. Charles Battenberg ami is auditor for the Atlantic and Pacific Tea company, his territory covering parts of Ohio, West Virginia am! Kentucky. Now is the time to advertise. Ev< ry city paper is filled with the announcements of live merchants and we claim the Decatur merchant is just as up to dal ■as the city store keeper. Get after the business. Printers ink will bring you customers if you use it right. If you took a stroll about midnight last nighl you had an experience tb it you ought to remember a w hile, i’lie streets were icy and slippery and a steady rain over head mixed with ice and sleet and snow under foot made it necessary tiial you step along just a little carefully. Ambrose Kohne came down street Saturday and bought a pair of canvas ; hoes, laid the package <l*wn ■ the ( allow & Kohne drug store and when lie went home and opened it found they had mysteriously chang'd into a pair of beautiful lavender house slippers. Tile lady who was to receive the slippers for a Christmas gift was no doubt as much surpris id as was Ambrose when she open'd the package. The shoes can be exchanged at the Callow & Kohne drug store. . tX— Friendship's Reward. The most 1 can do for my friend is Simply to be his friend. If he knows I am happy in loving him he will want no other reward.—Thoreau. For Whooping Cough. The painful paroxysms which mark this disease can often be relieved by breathing the fumes of turpentine and carbolic.acid. Way of Brothers’ Wives. Each brothers' wife thinks that all the other brothers’ wives have everything they want. —Fort .Worth StarTelegnim. Order a brick of Klepper’s ice cream at W. Colchin's. 30116

PUBLIC SALE. | As 1 have sold my farm. 1 will offer at public sale at my residence, 5 miles south of Decatur. 3>/i miles West, 1 ‘/j miles Beast of Honduras, on Thursday. January, 4, 1917, the following property, tpwtt, sa|e beginning at 10 a. m.: Horses: Good work mare. Four head of cattle: Good milk cow. fresh Nov. 25; 2 yearling hellers, spring calf. Hogs: O. 1. C. brood sow, will farrow in April; 7 shoats, weighing 50 to 100 lbs. each. Farming Implements: Binder, mower, Thomas hay ruke, Thomas hay tedder, wagon, carriage, riding corn plow, disc harrow, pair of bobsleds, set of work harness, fanning mill, grain cradle, soft coal burner, good as new; some corn fodder in shocks. Other articles too numerous to mention- ’ WM. L. BREINER. J. N. Bulkhead. Auct. Jas. Brown. Clerk. Lunch will be served by the Ludeid* Aid. 19-27-Jan 2-3 BUYS SCHLICKMAN FEED YARD. Bcglnnhig January 1, 1917, 1 will be in possession of the Ernst Schlickman feed yard and merchants' delivery system, located at the corner of Third and Monroe streets. At all times I will do my best to please everyone and will make it a point to give to the merchants an ellicient and prompt delivery system. Your patronage is solicited. FRED LININGER, 306t3 Schlickman Feed Yard. MOVING INSURANCE OFFICE We have moved our oftiees from the Niblick building to the Schafer block over the Schaicr hardware store, where we will ne glad to meet our friends and customers. Let us write your life, tornado, accident or liability insurance. We represent the reliable insurance companies. DECATUR INSURANCE AGENCY. J97t6 GALLONLY & JOHNSON. FORT WAYNE. AHTU SPRINGFIELD TRACTION Leave Decatur. A. M.—b:so, 8:30,11:30. P. 2:30, b:45. #:3O. Leave Fort Wayne. A. M.’—7:oo, 10:00. P. M.—1:00, 4:00, 7:30, 11:00. Freight car leaves Decatur at 7:55 a. tn., and leaves Fort Wayne at 11 m., arriving in Decatur at 1:45 p. m In addition to the daily service, extra service cars will be ruu as follows on Sundays ONLY: Leave Decatur Leave Ft. Wayne 1:00 p. m. 2:30 p. m. 4:00 p. tn. 5:30 p. m. 7:00 p.m. 8:30 p. m. HOMER RUHL. Agent Auto Day m Decatur, Saturday, Decern her 30th.

ij Get The Whole Family! i Interested In Saving j TC 2? THE 19,7 CHR|STMAS CLUB I I 'J® FIRST NATIONAL BANK | an Made a Family Affair | A Wr • Brother John will want something expensive and "classy.” Sister Mary a new set of furs —maybe the whole family will want a new Car and will combine their Christmas money. Y ou can have what has been just out of reach before if you'll join the WAj i improved Christmas Club now and start with the rest. W Whatever you want is coming your way next Christmas. Ihe whole S I? J ' family will be fairly bubbling over with the Christmas joys that only a full A pocketbook can bring. i: Take Out as Many Memberships as You Like I / Choose from these six classes. li you start with 5c and add 5c more each week to your lasi amount you receive $63.75 or ii you prefer start with $2.50 and pay 5c less each week. Join IMPROVED Club i . Join the IMPROVED Chib and leach the family by the method that's rarest like the regular Banking way. Come in and pick your Clubs from these classes. Get the whole iamily interested in saving." Let them help earn the Christmas money and apT predate its true worth. Make next Christmas a glorious one. Join tonight ; ZSMf* or tomorrow. | JOIN TOD AV CLASS 2 CLASS 5 Ascending, starts wjth 2c and gets $25.50. Ascending, begins with 5c and is rewarded ;| CLASS 2 A with $63.75. 8 Descending begins with SI.OO and draws CLASS 5 A $25.50. Descending, first pays $2.50 then 5c less ? (4 \SS 50 wee H receives $63.75. | | I»avs 50c a week and receives $25.00. CLASS 100 „ x CL ASS'2S Fays SI.OO per week al lhe end of .>0 weeks Pays 25c a week and receives $12.50. receives $50.04). |

Did You Have a Merry Christmas? WE HOPE YOU DID and that you will start now to provide for a pleasant Xmas in 1917. We are enrolling members in our THRIFT CHRISTMAS CLUB every day. Have you secured your card? If not, come in and be one of the Thrifties. 16 Different Classes 16 4 PER CENT INTEREST ADDED TO YOUR MONEY THE PEOPLES LOAN & TRUST CO.

ELIX TIOV Xb'l’K i:. Decatur, Indiana, Dec. 27, 1!»1O. Notice is hereby given that the animal meeting of the stockholders of The I’eoplc’s Loan & Trust t'omuany of Decatur. Indiana, will he held at the banking house of said Trust Company m this city, Tiiemlii,', ,l:n»uar> KI, HH7. at 10:2o a. m„ for the election of directors of said Trust Company to ser\ «• ihe ensuing yOar and until succeeded. W. A. mhvei:, ;;t»6tf Secretary. o NEW YEAR’S DANCE. A New Year’s dance will be given at the Masonic asstmbly room on Priday. December 29. Good music, together with a good time is assured. Join the crowd. 306t3 o Democrat Want Ads Pay.

YOUR 1917 LICENSE Number plates and licenses for Automobiles, Motorcycles, Chauffeur’s, etc,, will be issued by the Secretary of State, beginning Dec. 15, for the year 1917, Applications may be made at the Office of the Daily Democrat We will fill out the blanks and send them in for you. Apply Early.