Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 307, Decatur, Adams County, 28 December 1916 — Page 5

I I REINFORCED ■lincher heel Top Notch Arctics. This is the kind we Kre selling a bunch of these days. Why? Because Shey are better. You know the better the grade, the heller the trade. I Charlie Voglewede AT THE SIGN OF THE BIG SHOE

I WEATHER FORECAST | I Fair and colder tonight. Friday ■fair. Mrs. Bessie Jackson spent hte day I in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Clem Voglewede and son, Cedric, spent the day in Fort Wayne. Mrs. George Dean and Mrs. Emma Ncueimfhwander spent the day in Ft. Waynd. Mrs. Charles Brodbeck and Mrs. Irvin Miller spent tho day in Fort Wayne. Miss Anna Wagoner of Fort Wayne is here for a wee K’s visit with Miss Emma Wjeidler. Mrs. A. L. Brentlinger left this morning for Columbia City to visit with her parents. Harve Jvessler returned to Fort Wayne after a visit with the F. Kess--1 ler family at Monroe. You’ll miss the best time of your I life if you are not in Decatur on Auto Day, Saturday, December 30th. Henry Weidler and Carl Brokaw returned to Detroit. Mich., after a*visit \ her ewith the Dan Deidler family. Mrs. fcphraim Whfttcr.harger i children returned to Convoy, Ohio, they visited with her sister, Mrs. Bob I Steele. Mr. and Mrs. W, M. Fryer returned this morning to Three Rivers. Mich., after a visit here with the Tom Fisher family. s' Clark Spahr returned today to ins work in Detroit, Michigan. ID- was acdnipanied to Fort Wayne by nis wife and daughter. Virginia and M s. F. H. Nichols.

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, 6 for 25c Not-a-Seed Raisins, lb. 18c 10c Toilet Paper, 3 for 25c Kraut 2 for 25c . i 25c Corn Popper 20c Hominy 3 for 25c 1 Bulk Pure Jelly, lb. .IT’/jc Monarch Brand Cut Wax Beans, Green Bean or Succotash 15c We pay cash or trade for produce, Egg? 37c Butter 25c to 32c < M. E. HOWER North of G. it <£ I. DeDot ’Phone 108 1 ■ ■— - — — I IIS TIME TO THINK UP YOUR I NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION | “SMOKE HOME CIGARS DURING 1917 ’ | I The “WHITE STAG” Extra Mild I I at scts saves as much as it costs. ® I Ask your Dealer for ’em. fl

1 The Ben Hurs will have election of | officers Friday night. | William C. Gillig of Chicago will j spend the week-end with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. Gillig. r —• Mrs. Albert Katterheinrich of : South Bend, is the guest of her par- . ents, Mr. and Mrs. James Hurst. Mrs. Mat Schafer and her guest, ohn Reuter, of Pittsburg, spent the day in Fort Wayne with relatives. Next t’ a circus ther hain’t nothin’ that packs up an’ tears out any quieker'n th' Christmus spirit.—Abe Martin. Mrs. George Mclntosh and daughter. Mary, went to Fort Mayne to visit with their daughter and sister. Mrs. Charles David. Mrs. Lew Hammond and daughter. Esther, were guests of their daughter and sister. Mrs. Curt Fritzinger,* in Root township today. August Seilemeyer, who has been visiting at the Fred Reppert home at, Vera Cruz, returned this morning to j his home at Decatur.—Bluffton News, i Mrs. Afinah Laman of Battle Creek. Mich., formerly of this city, has been disabled several weeks, the result of an accident. She stepped on a needle. J the point breaking off in the foot. Thei foot is badly swollen now, although 'the accident happened two weeks or ; more ago. Robert Edington, who is a patient in the St. Joseph hospital. Fort Wayne, for treatment for his eye* which was pierced by a large sliver' of steel, spent Christmas witli his family here. Mrs. Edington had word yesterday that the doctors have some . hopes of saving the sight of*the eye. j He was injured while chiseling'a ‘ piece of steel from an old engine at the power plant which he was taking apart, preparatory to moving.

Miss Nell Brown wont to Fort Wayne today noon. Miss Josephine Krick wont to Fort Wayne today noon. B. C. Henricks, tho chiropractor, went to Fort Wayne today noon. Mr s Blonda Bankhard returned to Warsaw after a visit at Wren. Ohio. Rev. Mavity of the Christian ehruch will preach his last sermon here on next Sunday. Mrs. Omer Pond of Wren. Ohio, went t<> Fort Wayne to call on friends at Hie St. Joseph hospita. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Runyon. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Wolf attended the Belt hog sale near Blucton today. Mrs. Herman Ainsworth Stover of Rockford. Ohio, changed cars here on her way to Fort Wayne. Miss Marie Miller of Union township, was the guest of Miss Gertrude Miller at the Niblick Sister’s home. Mr. and Mrs. Mila Ramsey returned to Coulmbia City after a visit with Hie Dull family and others at Willshire, Ohio. Mrs. Laura Stewart and Miss Tracy Stevens returned to Wren, O„ after spending Christmas with lhe Clark Brothers family. , Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mills of Min- . ne.-pohs are visiting the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred V. Mills, here for a few days. h e-cutting will be resumed at Steele park tomorrow morning and men wanting work can secure it by re; -riing there at seven o’clock. Dan Hoffman, of Preble township, former township trustee, was in Hie city. .dr. Hoffman has recovered from a severe case of gall stones. Mr. and Mrs. John T. Gillig ind baby daughter, will arrive this afternoon lor a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Gillig, of First street. L M C. 1.. Meibers and daughter, (Toni,, will leave Saturday for Toledo, I Ohio, to visit over New Years with i the Jchn Garard and Paul Jones fam iiiet.. T Farmer's State Bank at Craig,i viib- will open next Tuesday with Dai vid Klopfenstein as president and 'Gid'on Gerber cashier. The capital 'st .--k is $25,000. I’.y transplanting young trees upside I down so that the branches develop roots and the roots leaves an English railway has produced small shade trees in Ipss time than ordinarily. To protect vehicles from being run | into by automobiles at night an inv< mor has rati nted a prism that , catcher, rays from lights and deflects | them through a pane of red glass. Sanitary advantages are claim d for a new kitchen sink that has a. i straim-r that can be removed for | cleaning or replaced.by a plug when . it is desired to retain water in the . sink. Start the New Year off by paying ' your subscription to the Daily Demo- - crat. If you pay during the next six weeks it's the same old price, otherwise a lifty-cent increase will be charged. Mrs. Janies Smith and daughter. Wilt ; . went to Fort Wayne today ]n< on to call on their daughter and sister. Mrs. Ray Teeple, at the St. |Joseph hospital. She is getting along las well as is consistent with her castj. ; The municipal Christmas tree is ‘ still attracting much attention. It j is lighted each evening and can be ■seen many blocks each way. It's a beautiful tree and handsomely deco- ! rat 'd, giving a holiday appearance to lhe city. I That Decatur merchants want your ; business is evident from their adverI tisements in the Daily Democrat. Read I the each day and you will be well posted as to the bargains being ocered in this best trading place in the middle west. Judge D. D. Heller, who has been seriously ill for over two weeks pa >sed the easiest night in more than a week and seemed to be hading his own this morning. While he is not out of danger, his condition is considerably better than a day or two ago. Mr. Prathers who is here in the interest bf the financing of the state park board reports fair success, lie was here I his morning from Berne and Geneva al each of which places In was well received. At Geneva the money will probably be raised by the school children and al Berne a nr. < i ing of the, business men will be h 'ld some time today. The democratic state central committee is meeting at Indianapolis today and among other tilings to be discussed is the question of selecting chairmen for tho city committees in preparation for the coming city campaigns. It is expected that orders will he lent out at once and that reorganization will begin over the state within the next week or two. o FOR SALE -ion acres in Van Wert county, Ohio. Harrison township, section 19. Good improvements. Address W. 11. Vhl, Kendallville. Indi ana. 307t12

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j Get The Whole Family I I Interested In Saving | i to? the 19,7 christmas club i B s" $ of the | | | A FIRST NATIONAL BANK | || ||||| Can Be Made a Family Affair | A Brother John will want something expensive and “classy.” Sister g Mary a new set of furs —maybe the whole family will want a new Car and H will combine their Christmas money. g Von can bave bas been just out of reach before if you’ll join the improved Christmas Club now and start with the rest. | j Whatever you want is coming your way next Christmas. The whole f / family w ill he fairly bubbling over w ith the Christinas joys that only a full f A pocketbook can bring. I Take Out as Many Memberships as You Like | 0 Choose from these six elasse . If you start with 5c and add 5c more g I each week to your last amount y o,- receive 363.75 or it you prefer start g CL with $2.50 and pay 5c less each week. * Join O E D Club 0 . Join the IMPROVED Club and teach the family by the method that’s nearest like the regular Banking way. g g flifegk, Come in and pick your Clubs from these classes. Get the whole family interested in saving. Let th m help earn the Christmas money and apAX jggjSgL predate its true worth. Make next Christmas a glorious one. Join tonight H \~ or tomorrow. B I f JOIN TODAY 1 i ' 6 • I CLASS 2 CLASS 5 Ascending, starts with 2c and gets $25.50. Ascending, begins with 5c and is rewarded | CLASS 2 A with $63.75. | Descending begins with SI.OO and draws CLASS 5 A | $25.50, Descending, first pays $2.50 then 5c less ti CLASS 50 i each week and receives $63.75. B Pays 50c a week and receives $25.00. CLASS 100 p CLASS 25 Pays SI.OO per week at the end of 50 weeks 1 Pays 25c a w eek and receives $12.50. receives $50.00. ■ A* vZ.vliV* »*»* »«.»*»• vr »r »* »• »» vi»• »< » a

! riUTWI—Bull I Did You HaveT Merry Christinas? WE HOPE YOU DID and that you I will start now to provide for a pleas- I ant Xmas in 1917. We are enroll- I ing members in our THRIFT CHRISTMAS I I CLUB every day. Have you secured I your card? If not, come in and be I one of the Thrifties. I 16 Different Classes 16 I 4 PER CENT INTEREST ADDED TO YOUR MONEY I THE PEOPLES LOAN & TRUST CO, | ~SPECIALS FO : ‘‘ AUTO DAY ALL MENS OVERCOATS WILL BE DISCOUNTED 10 PER CENT. ALL CHILDRENS AND BOYS OVERCOATS WILL BE DISCOUNTED 15 PER CENT. Make Our Store Your Headquarters Auto Day. HOLTHOUSE, SCHULTE & CO. Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys.