Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 14, Number 308, Decatur, Adams County, 29 December 1916 — Page 3

Only 104 Pairs At $2.95 We put on sale tomorrow 101 pairs of (Jiris’ Gun Metal Shoes with white composition soles. These shoes are worth $4.25 on the present market and will be cleaned up quickly at this price. Charlie VogleWede AT THE SIGN OF THE BIG SHOE

j WEATHER FORECAST Fair tonight and Saturday slightly colder tonight. Miss Lucile Smith spent the day at Monmouth. Jesse Niblick is visiting with relatves at Dayton, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Everett went to Port Wayne this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Schlickman and niece. Miss Angeline Firks, spent the day in Fort Wayne. W. A. Kuebler will leave Sunday for Tiffin and Shelby, Ohio, for a week’s visit with relatives. Cecil Cole, who is employed at Erie Penna., and is at home for his holiday vacation, went to Fort Wayne today. Mrs. Rolland Spangler of Walkerton and Mrs D. H. Tumbleson of i-t. Wayne returned home this morning after a visit with the J. H. Steelet family. J. Charles Brock and mother Returned today from Chicago, where they spent Christmas with Edison Brock. Mr. Brock also bought a stock of goods for his store. Mr. Lemmie Peters kin name th’ members o’ th’ Greek cabinet, but is not workin*. What’s become o 'th' ole time girl that wuz ashamed o' powder than a shiny nose? —Abe Martin. The new Craigville hardware firm is getting ready to open for business soon, and a stock of goods is Mug installed. Aaron Minger and Joan Kaehrn will conduct the hardware store.—Bluffton News.

The Home Os Quality Groceries No. 1 Salt White Fish, large and bright, per lb 12>»c Extra Fancy Bright Duluth Sall Herring, per lb 10c Fancy Hand Picked Kudebagas, lb 2c Navy Beans lie Cooking Cabbage, lb. ..3c Tancv Pinto Beans... 12c Lima Beans 10c Fancy Baldwin Apples. Black-eye Beans 10c peck 40c “Your potatoes are the best cookers and the least waste I have bought this year.” That is what we hear every day—and we give 60 lbs. for a bushel. We pay cash or trade for produce, Eggs 40c Butter 25c to 32c M. E. HOWER North of G. K. & I. Deooi 'Phone 10S I We heartily wish you Health and B I Prosperity for the New Year. I | May our business relations con- i I tinue a source of mutual sat- | I isfaction. 9 I The White Stag Cigar Co. |

Mrs. Sol. Billman is very sick tt her home in the west part of the city. Attorney J. C. Sutton is at Andtrson today, attending to legal matters of importance. , Mrs. L. C. Miller who has been very ill for several weeks Is still in a serious condition 11. L. Conter returned to Indianapolis today after' looking after business here for a few days. Burt Townsend and family of Chicago will arrive today for a hollilay visit with Mrs. Jessie Deani. Practically every Decatur business house will be closed Monday on account of its being New Years Day. Mrs. Richard Burrell of Hunting on arrived yesterday afternoon for a v's,it with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Blackburn Judge Heller rested well again last night. He is Etill unconscious and very weak and his condition is considered most serious. The Masons are planning a big all afternoon and evening initiation for •next Monday at which time lour candidates will be given the third degree. An Illionis inventor has built a life size human figure of steel that draws a miniature wagon and is having one built that will be nine feet tall ...id corespondingly powerful. The vacation days are slipping by and the Christmas holidays will soon be over. College students will leave the first of the week while the local schools open next Tuesday. A growing industry in Turkey, due to a comparatively recent discovorv, is the manufacture of an oil for lighting, cooking and soap by crushing roasted or fried filbert nuts.

Jesse Helm went to Fort Wayne today noon. Mrs. W. A. Fonner of Root tdwnshtp was a shopper here today. Attorney F. M. Cottrell of Betne was here today ou business. Mrs. Fred Bender of Pleasant Mills went to Geneva this afternoon for a visit. Mrs. W. H. Ayres of Willshire, O u passed through the city today on their way to Berne. Miss Minnie Mills who was u guest ot the John Dickerson family, returned to Monroe this afternoon. A new Year’s dance will be given at tho Masonic assembly room this evening, a good time is expected. Mrs. T. F. Golden and Miss Celia Kinney returned to Fort Wayne after a visit at the Thomas Moran home. Mrs. James Chronister of South Twelfth street, who has been very ill of pleurisy and pneumonia, is slowly improving. The Misses Ruth and Fladys Bowers will return this evening from Kendallville where they attended a da ice last evening. Ed Weisling and Miss Letta Fullenkamp have returned from a holiday visit with Mr. Weisling's parents a» Findlay, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Uhl and children of Toledo, arrived in the city last evening for a two weeks visit with the B. J. Tcrveer family. Mrs. Clyde Rice and three daughters went to Monmouth on the 11:30 car to visit with Mr. Rice’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Rice. Mrs. F. C. Foreman and daughter, Fay. were guests for a couple of days of Mrs. Henry Gerke. They returned to Berne this afternoon. The Decatur Rotary club will me, t next Tuesday evening!! at the office of the Daily Democrat. All members are requested to be present. Mr and Mrs. Scott Bockover returned to Reiley, O, after a visit with Mrs. Bockover’s mother, Mrs. Sarah Blackburn and Miss Nellie Blackburn. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jacobs and Mrs. Mary Cloyd, who were guests of the F. V. Mills family, returned to Wausau, Wis. They were accompanied home by Mrs. Milo McKinney. A transparent, non-inflammable n> iterial resembling celluloid has been developed by an Austrian inventor for aeroplane wings to make them almost invisible even near the ground. A Pennsylvanian had invented a portable developing cabinet for photographers which folds flat for carrying and into which a man can insert his arms through light-tight sleeves. Dr. and Mrs. Mark Moran who stopped otf here for a short visit today ■with his father, Thomas Moran, and daughter, Margaret, left for their home in Portland. They visited in Ft. Wayne. Miss Ethel Meyers returned this afternoon to Berne after a visit with the Misses Lena Dellinger ami Emma Baker. Miss Marie Allspaw, of Bern -, remained for a longer visit with her cousin, Miss Dellinger. Fred and Harvey Ault returned tins morning to Ossian after spending a week with their aunt. Mrs. Aaron DeVinney and other relatives. They are the sons of Charles Ault who died about five years ago. The city mail carriers are each taking their five hour vacations, in turn occasioned by having worked Christmas day. Omer Butler is substituting for them and William B. Trout is taking Mr. Butler's place as parcels post carrier. The school children at Scrant m, Pa., are on a strike because the school board refused to give them a Christmas vacation. Out of 23,000 students but 3.000 are in school and they are being hooted by the outers in regular “strike style”. The Rank of Craigville is preparing to open for business next Tuesday, January 2nd. The new bank building has been completed and a safe was installed this week and with David Klopfenstein as president, the bank win commence business. Gideon Gerner is the cashier of the bank. The stock is held largely by Craigville business men and farmers in that community. -Bluffton News. Rev. Deifenbaugh who has served as supply pastor at the Methodist church here for several weeks, filling the place of Rev. Thornburg who has been with the third infantry- at the Mexican border, left last night for Bluffton and from there will go to his home at Winona Lake. Rev. Deiftnbaugh was pastor of the English Reformed church at Bluffton for eleven years. During his six weeks here he made many good friends and ho will be welcomed here at any time. — o $100,000.00 to loan on Jti-year time, without commission. Payment before maturity allowed. Erwin's Office 308t12

TO CLOSE NEW YEAR'S DAY. The undersigned merchants will close their stores all day Monday on account of It. being New Year’s Day: Niblick & Company. The Kuebler Company. M. Fullenkamp. Runyon & Engeler. Fred V. Mills. M. E. Hower. Mangold & Baker, Bert Hunsleker. Sam Hite. Jacob Buhler. Mrs. Frank McConnell. Will Johns. Teeple, Brandyberry & Peterson. The Myers-Dailey Co. Vance & Hite. Holthouse, Schulte Co. Morris & Co. C. E. Baughman. 308t2 - » — FARM ON INSTALLMENT PLAN. For small payment you can own your own farm. W»ll sell farm like rent.—Erwin's Office. 308t12 —o Ninety acres, 6 miles out. stone road, near English and German school, easy terms. Good building, good soil.—Erwin Office. 308H2

A Happy And Prosperous NEW YEAR To All Is The Wish Os THE PEOPLES LOAN AND TRUST CO.

! Get The Whole Family I Interested In Saving I IF r*Tl THE 1917 CHRISTMAS CLUB I I C* of the I I ‘ W FIRST NATIONAL BANK I * dirwSk . I fc Can Be Made a Family Affair I I? . 1 1 B A ' 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 g wili combine their Christmas money. I i You can have What has been just out of reach before if you'll join the g ; improved Christmas Club now and start with the rest. W ■ Whatever vou want is coming your way next Christmas. The whole / family will be fairly hubbling over with the Christmas joys that only a full \ ’W’7 pocketbook can bring. I Take Out as Many Memberships as You Like « Choose from these six classes. 11 you start,with 5c and add 5c more each week to your last amount you receive $63.75 or it you prefer start with $2.50 and pay 5c less each week. i t * t Join the IMPROVED Club Join the IMPROVED Club and teach the family by the method that’s nearest like the regular Banking way. Come in and pick your Clubs from these classes. Get the whole family interested in saving.’ Let them help earn the Christmas money and appreciate its true worth. Make next Christmas a glorious one. Join tonight or tomorrow. B JOIN TODAY I CLASS 2 . . . CLASS 5 Ascending, starts w ith 2c and gels $25.50. Ascending, begins with .>c and is rewaidcu CLASS 2 A w ith $63.75. Descending begins with SI.OO and draws CLASS 5 A $25.50. Descending, first pays $2.50 then 5c less CLASS 50 cac h wct ‘k an d receives $63.75. Pavs 50c a week and receives $25.00. CLASS 100 ~, e - n . i! CLASS 25 Pays SI.OO per week at the end of 50 weeks | Pays 25c a week and receives $12.50. receives $50.00. g

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.

SPECIALS FOR AUTO DAY 38398 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 Aulo Day. HOLTHOUSE, SCHULTE & CO. Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys.