Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 43, Decatur, Adams County, 20 February 1917 — Page 4

|tHE REA THEATRE] | TRIANGLE AND PARAMOUNT PICTURES I I TODAY Fpl ' * Douglas Fairbanks in “THE HALF BREED." Douglas Fairbanks has rapidly become our leading screen comedian, recently signing a contract calling for fifteen thousand dollars per week. In this Fine Arts drama he plays a new role, that of “To the Half Breed,” an adaptation of a story by Bret Hart. TOMORROW Charles Cherry in “THE MUMMY AND THE HUMMING BIRD," a Paramount Famous Players’ picture. |

MOOSE DANCE THURSDAY. The regular Thursday night dance will be held this week as usual, at the Moose hall. Don t lorget it or you forget an enjoyable occasion. These events are popular because every one who attends has a happy evening. Forget your cares and join the crowd. 277t3w-tf

u iwww w m*; wrrw ctmwv. -?« r. w #4* * WILLIAM A. BRADY IN ASSOCIATION WITH WORLD PICTURES PRESENTS ALICE BRADY IN “THE GILDED CAGE” “The sweetest story ever told’’—that’s what you will say about this film after seeing it. It moves swiftly to a wonderful climax. The scenario was written by Frances Marion and the direction is by. U Harlev Knoles. At The CRYSTAL THEATER | 5 and 10 Cents | 5 TONIGHT ONLY | '' agio

T'. MAKING OUT A CHECK % 3 ’■,v Tty ,>» makes a man think, ami thinking often sto l’ s llim vrom. making out the •***/A\ ‘'“Zr\ check. That's how an account at the I \ ■■ *^ ,lams County bank makes for VVH V VVIVI'V economy. A man will spent! cash \ J- V, k \a .f fy/v twice as readily as he will if he has \IL. w!fegnfcto draw a check for the amount, ty# I Start an account today and keep track /f /■ of ,lie number of times it saves you > from needless spending. oM6amstahsank -©ecafnr.3nJ>-

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MONEY TO LOAN. We are prepared to loan money on farms in Adams and adjoining counties at 5 per cent interest on long time, with the privelege of paying loan at any time. DECATUR INSURANCE AGENCY. Offices Schafer Bldg.. Decatur. 13eod ts

j| HELP WANTED J OREGON AND CALIFORNIA RAILROAD CO. GRANT LANDS—Tide to same revested in United States by act of congress, dated June 9, 1916 Two million, three hundred thousand! acres to bo opened for settlement and sale. Power site, timber and agricultural lands. Containing some of best lands left in United States. Large sectional mnp showing lands and description. Price one dollar. —Grant Lands Locating Co., P. O. Box CIO, Portland, Oregon. 2973m0 WANTED^—OId false teeth. Don’t matter if broken. I pay SI.OO to I 45.00 per set. Mail to L. Mazer, 2007 S. Fifth St., Philadelphia. Pa. Will send cash by return mail. 15t3P 5(10 ACRES OF LAX I)—Tm - .: proved in Craighead County. Arkansas; good house, barn and •silo, orchard; one mile from railroad and market; 100 acres cleared and fenced; good soil. Will trade or sell cheap. On terms, or trade at $35.00 per acre.-'—Erwin Office. 28tf room Girl~Murray hotel. 32tf TRICKER FARM FOR RENT—I3O a< rys, 2 miles southeast of Decatur. on Ft. Wayne and Piqua road. All cleared, all tiled. In high state of cultivation. No waste land. Every acre a producer. Large orchard. Large bank barn. Good house, every necessary convenience. Will rent for one or any number of years. For cash or grain. Owner non-resident. White Sarah J. Tricker, Farmdale, Ohio. FOR SALE —Stenotype good as new. A real bargain. Address 408 Shoats building. FT. Wayne. . Indiana. 37t6 1 FOR RENT Four furnished rooms . for light housekeeping; 'phone 521. i —B. W. Sholty. 38tu-th-st-tf : - - — —— — — ( FOR RENT. OR SALE -Cheap, nine , room house in Pleasant Mills. See i 11. O. Davis, Pleasant Mills, or write G. W. Barnett, Redkey, Ind. 3St6 ; FOR SALE—I4O acres fertile land, : good Holdings, SIOO per acre; IGO i acres black fertile land, fair build- ] ings. $125 per acre; 280 acres black fertile land. 2 sets buildings; one modern bungalow, heat, water, electric lights. per acre. —A. D. Stevenson, Hartford City. Ind. 34t6 FOR SALE—Three”year - old~Belgian 1 mare colt, lady broke. —William 1 Kit:-on., R. R. No, 11. 40t3 1 WANTED —A good renter on a 120acre farm. Inquire at the Demo- . crat office. 40t3 ; PUBLIC SALE. As I am going to quit farming I will ! offer at public auction at my resi- ■ dence, 1 mile east of Peterson, near 1 the Beery churcn, or 3% miles west i of Decatur, on the Bluffton road on ■ Friday, February 23. 1917. beginning at 12 o’clock, m., the following personal property, to-wit: Four Head 1 of Horses: Black mare. 16 years old; ' bay mare. 6 years old; brown mare, 20 1 years old; bay mare colt, 3 years old. ! Three Head of Cattie: Brindle cow, ■ 9 years old, calf by side by date of I sale; black cow. 3 years old. fresh in September; red heifer, 2 years old, ■ fresh in May. Fifteen Head Hogs: > Full blooded Duroc male hog. 1 year old; sow to farrow April 1; 13 feed- 1 ing shoats. 5 of them Poland China. 2’,2 tons of good timothy hay in mow. about 100 bu. corn in <frib; about 50 bu. of seed oats, clean from mustard. Farming Implements: McCormick mower, 5 ft. cut, Rock Island hay loader, sulky Diamond plow', walking Diamond plow. Tiger cultivator. 1-horse spring cultivator. Ideal spreader, wheelbarrow, double shovel plow, spring tooth harrow, tongue truck disc harrow. 12x18 John Deere; Smith wagon and box. hay rack and beet box, spring wagon. 2 buggies, 2 fanning mills, in good shape; 4 h. p. gas engine. Quaker City feed grinder, power feed eutter, corn shelter, , 800 lbs. scales, copper kettle, 2 iron kettles, sausage grinder, lard press and stuffer, work harness for 3 horses, in good shape; set of buggy harness. Terms:—ss.oo and under, cash; over $5.00 a credit of 9 months will be given, the purchaser giving note with approved security and bearing 6 per cent interest after maturity; 4 per cent off for cash. No goods removed until settled for. JOHN T. BAKER. John Spuller, Noah Frauhiger, Auctioneers. A PUBLIC SALE. We, the undersigned, will offer at public sale on the old Herman Gerke farm. 5 miles north of Decatur, on Thursday. February 22, 1917, beginning at 9 o’clock a. m„ the follow'ing personal property, to-wit: Nineteen Head of Horses: Team of 12-year-old farm mares, in foal; mare, 9 years old, in foal; gelding 9 years old; two 5 year old bay mares, In foal; 5 4-year-old horses; one coming ’ 3 year old mare; 3 coming 2 year old (mares; 4 coming yearlings. TwentyI two Head of Cattle: Roan cow, will | be fresh before sale; 5 cows coining I fresh in March or April; 2 heifers ’ coming fresh about the last of March; I 5 heifers 2 years old. bred; bull calf! 16 months old; 8 calves, 2 to 9: j months old. Fifty Head of Hogs: ! Poland China male hog, 2 sows with pigs by their side; 6 sows will farrow about March 1; 9 shoats will weight 100 lbs. each; 23 shoats, weight about 85 lbs. each; 9 pigs, weight about 50 lbs. each. Farming Implements: 6 ft. McCormick bind-j er, .McCornrt k mower, Deere hay loader, side delivery hav rake, hay rake, Hoosier grain drill, 2 riding

cultivators, Cassady riding plow. 2 breaking plows, jumper, set of beet of spike tooth harrows, new Ideal manure spreader, 3 wide tired wagons, spring wagon, hog rack. 2 sets of hay ladders, fanning mill, platform scales, set heavy harness, good as new; 2 sets breeching harness. 2 sets of farm harness, set double buggy harness land collars. Hay in mow, about 12 doz. chickens, 2 turkeys. 1 gobbler and many other articles too numerous to mention.. Terms:—All sums of $5.0 band under, cash: over $5.00 a credit of 9 months will be given, the purchaser giving note with approved security and bearing 8 per cent interest after maturity. Five per cent off l*ar cash. No goods removed until nettled tor KUKELHAN & SCHEARER. S. 11, Rose, John Spuhler, Aucts. I Chas. Magley? Clerk. PUBLIC SALE. As 1 have rented my farm and am going Io quit farming. 1 offer at pub- ' lie auction at my farm. 4 miles east 1 ami Vs mile north of Monroe, 6U ■miles southeast of Decatur, or 1 mile ‘ west and 1% miles south of Pleasant Mills, known as the old Peltz farm on Thursday, February 22. 1917, beI ginning at 10 o’clock a. tn., the following personal property, to-wit: Six Head of Horses: Good work horse, 10 years old, weight 1250; 2 good work horses, 12 years old, broke single and double, lady broke, weight 1100 and 1200; sorrel horse coming 6 years I old. weight 1250; bay mare in foal, weight 1100, 6 years old; coming yearling mare colt. Sixteen Hogs: Four brood sdws. will farrow first of April; Poland China male hog. 11 shoats, weight 50 lbs. Eight Head of Cattle: Yearling steer, 7 heifers, one Jersey yearling, one heifer, com ing yearling: 5 coming 2 year old Holstein heifers. Farming Implements: Turnbull wagon, good as new; old wagon, broad wagon, sprng wagon, new; good set breeching harness. set farm harness, set harness for third horse, set single buggy harness. Keystone gearless hal loader, new; disc drill, Milwaukee mower, hay tedder, new 14-inch Flying Dutchman breaking plow; 14-inch John Deere walking plow, John Deere gopher, used one year; Sattley cultivator, roller bearing disc, new Ideal grain cleaner and grader, 500 bushels of corn in crip; 6 bushels seed corn, 3 bushels of timothy see#. 6 ton of timothy hay, some straw in mow and other articles too numerous to mention. Lunch served on grounds. Terms: —$5 and under, cash; over $5 a credit of 9 months will be given, purchaser giving note with approved security, bearing 6 per cent interest after maturity; 4 per <;ent off for cash. No goods removed until settled for. F. P. HALBERSTADT. J. N. Burkhead, Auct. G. W. McManama, Clerk. PUBLIC SALE. As 1 want to reduce my stock and farming implements I will sell at public auction at my residence, 3 miles west and 1% north of Monroe, 2 miles east. % mile north of Honduras on what is known as the old Jahn Carpenter farm, on Monday, Feb. 26. 1917, beginning at 10 o’clock a. m., the following property. to-wit: Fice Head of Horses and Mules: Span of mules. 7 and 8 years old. weight 2400; driving horse 6 years old, double gaited; general purpose horse, 6 years old; Belgian inare colt, coming 2 years old, broke single and double. Sixteen Hogs: Three sows will farrow in April; O. I. C. full blood male hog. papers furnished; 12 shoats, weighing 75 lbs. each. Farming Implements: J. I. Case cultivator, new; riding breaking plow, walking plow. National disc, spring tooth harrow, spike tooth harrow, shovel plow. double shovel plow, DeLaval cream separator, buggy, good as new; 3 sets of single buggy harness, set of farm harness, 2 new collars. buggy pole, 12 guineas. 200 bu. of extra good corn, some good pick seed corn, took the prize at Berne; 200 shocks of fodder and Other articles too numerous to mention. Terms: —$5 and under, cash; over $5 a credit of 9 months will be given, purchaser giving note with approved security, bearing b per cent interest after maturity; 4 per cent off for cash. No goods removed until settled for. JESSE CARPENTER & SON. J. N. Burkhead. Auct. Geo. McManama, Clerk. 6t HORSE AND CATTLE SALE. * As I am going to quit farming. I will offer at public sale at my residence at Monroe, Indiana, on Tuesday, February 27, 1917. beginning at 1:00 o’clock p. m., 35 bead of horses and 6 mules: Three imported stallions, imported by Frisinger & Co.; bay stallion, weight 2200; sorrel stallion, weight 2050; sorrel stallion, weight 2100; bay Belgian mare imported by Sowers & Son, weight 1900, safe in foal; bay mare, s’years old. weight 1750, in foal; bay mare. 4 years old. weight 1640, in foal; bay mare, 5 years old, weight 1740, in foal; sorrel mare, 6 years old. weight 1725, in foal; bay mare, 8 years old, weight 1450, in foal; match team roan geldings, 3 years old, weight 2950; match team, mare and gelding, black, weight 2870; roan mare, 4 years old, weight 1780, in foal; 2 sorrei mares, 2 and 3 years old, weight 1100 and 1225; bay mare, 6 years old, weight 1490; bay mare, 6 years old, weight 1520, in foal; sorrel mare, 7 years old. weight 1620, in foal; brown mare, 4 years old. weight 1540; bay gelding, 4 years old, weight 1425; buy mare, 6 years old, weight 1570; 2 bay mares 4 years old, weight 3025; sorrel gelding, 3 years old, weight 1490; eight good work horses and mares. Twelve Head of Cattle: 7 cows, will be fresh March 15; 4 yearlings; full blood Jersey bull, year old in May; 12 brood sows, will ,<».rrow March 20; 5 full j blood Durce sows, will farrow March 15 to 20; 3 teams of mules, good ones. Terms made known on day of sale. JOHN ANDREWS, Mgr. Col. John W. Dollin, Portland, Ind., Auctioneer. E. X. Ehinger, Clerk. FOR SALE—Good 7 room house on 1 Mercer avenue, soft and hard water. bath and toilet, and a good garden. Inquire at this office. 43t3

FOUR MEMBERS OF FAMILY SEE AID I ; All Start Taking Tanlac When Charles Fluke is Benefited Greatly. South Bend. Ind., Feb. 19 ‘The ' four members of my family easily notire the great improvement in mv ■ condition i have gained recently and I am positive that the only thing that could bring such a remarkable change in me is Tanlac." Charles Fluke, of 316 North Erneric street, this city, a machinist at the South Mend Lathe Works, said on January 24th. “My system was al! run down my general health being very poor.' Mr. Fluke continued. “My stomach was in bad shape, indigestion bothering me. My appetite was very poor and what little food 1 did eat was not digested properly. 1 would always feel distressed and miserable after eating. I’d get up in the mornings feeling badly and never felt a bit like working. "I’ve taken three bottles of Tanlac now and I feel just great. I sleep soundly at night now and get out of bed in mornings ready tor a hearty breakfast and then work. And my work is a pleasure, too. Yes. the four members of my family have easily l.een the great change Tanlac has brought about in me and now, they have started taking Tanlac. “Tanlac is undobuted(y the best medicine I ever tried in my life and I want to recommend it.” t Tanlac, the Master Medicine, is especially beneficial for stomach, liver and kidney trouble, catarrhal complaints, nervousness, loss of appettite and the like and is fine for building up the system and relieving the affter effects of colds, lagrippe. pneumonia and the like Tanlac is now being specially introduced and explained in Decatur at the Smith. Yager & Falk drug store. —Advt. o PUBLIC SALE. 'As I have another farm 1 will offer for sale at public auction at my residence. % mile south of Pleasant Mills, and" miles southeast of Decatur. on what is known as the old Beery farm, on Saturday. February 24. 1917. beginning at 10 o’clock a. in.. the following personal property, to-wit: Six Head of Horses: Pair coming 2 years old. black mare coming 2 years old. 2 coming yearlings, bay mare, coming 4 years old. Six Head of Cattle: Black Jersey cow. 7 years old. will be fresh in Sept.; spotted cow, 8 years old. 2 heifers, will be 2 years old in August; two calves, v/ili be 1 year old in July. Six head of pigs, weighing about 40 to 50 lbs. Farming Implements: Thomas hay loader, Gale riding plow, Oliver riding plow, Oliver Chill corn cultivator. farm wagon. 2 sets of double work harness. 50 bu. of good seed oats. IQO bu. of corn, 7 or 8 tons of good timothy hay in mow. 150 feet of good hay rope and numerous other articles. Terms —Under $5 cash; over $5 a redit of 9 months will be given, the purchaser giving bankable note, bearing 8 per cent interest after maturity; 4 per cent off for cash. No goods removed until settled for. LAFE FRY. Elmer Sturm, Auct. Elmer Mauller, Clerk. ~PUBLIC SALE. A public sale, consisting of live stock and farming implements will be held by E. E. Zimmerman at his farm, 2 miles south of Peterson and 7 miles west of Decatur, on March Ist. Look for list later. 2!ltf E. E. ZIMMERMAN. 0 WISCONSIN FARM LANDS. LANDOLOGY —A magazine giving the facts in regard to the land situation. Three months’ subscription FREE. If for a home or as an invest- . ment you are thinking of buying good farm lands, simply write me a letter and say, “Mail me Landology, and all particulars free.” Address Editor. , Landology, Skidmore Land Co., 285 ; Skidmore Bldg., Marinette, Wis. 3t60 ' WANTS A FARM—A young man. well trained for farm work, and ■ with some money, would like to ar- • range with some farmer to do the 1 work on his farm for a division of ' the profits. Will deliver the goods. ’| if given a chance. Inquire F. H„ care I Democrat office. 43t6 ; FOlt RENT—BO acres, good buildings. . black land for corn. For grain rent. , Possession at once.—Wash Kern Box ’ | 99 R. R. 9„ Decatur, Ind. 40t3 i - iOWI I ■!— — ■"■■■Hl — A FEW MORE ADAMS COUNTY MAPS FOR SALE AT A VERY LOW PRICE AT THIS OFFICE. CALL AND SECURE ONE AT ONCE. •

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DAILY MARKET REPORT. EAST BUFFALO. i East Buffalo. N. Y„ Feb. 20—(Spec- '■ ial to Daily Democrat)—-Receipts, 6.1 400; shipments. 1.520: official to New i York yesterday, 1.710; hogs closing ' strong. Medium and heavy, $12.90® $13.00; ' few, $13.05; yorkers. [email protected]; I pigs. $10.75®511.00; roughs. $12.00® ■ $12.25; stags, $9.50®510.50; cattle, : 500; slow; sheep, 3.600; steady; ■ lambs slow; tops. $15.35. , CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. ! Chicago—Wheat, No. 2 red. $1.80% , @51.80%; No. 3 red. No 2. No. 3 hard all nominal. Corn, No. 2 veflow, > [email protected]%; No. 4 yellow. 98%c@ $1.01%. Oats, No. 3 white, 58%@ 59%c; standard. 59>4®60c. Rve. No. 2. $1.47. Barley. [email protected]. Pork. $30.20. Lard. $16.80. Ribs. $15.50® $16.00. LOCAL STOCK MARKETS. f Heavy and medium, $11.25® $11.50; j pigs and lights. [email protected]; stags, $9.00; roughs. Sltt.so; prime steers. ’ [email protected]; lights, mediums, $7.00@ 5 $7.50; cows, $5.00®56.00; good bulls, j [email protected]; bologna bulls, $5.50@ $6.00; calves, $11.00; best lambs, sH,[email protected]; mediums and lights, $9.00@$10.00; ewes, [email protected]; ; wethers, [email protected]. COUNTRY produce. Eggs. 82c; butter, 20@25c. 5 GRAIN MARKET. i. Wheat. $1.75; corn. $1.40; oats. 53c; j rye, $1.25; barley, $1.00; clover seed, $9.00; alsike seed, $9.00; timothy ' seed, $1.75. 1 r POULTRY MARKET. Chickens, 15c; fowls. 15c; ducks, 13c; 1 geese. 11c; young turkeys, 15c; old '• Tom turkeys, 13c; old hen turkeys, 5 13c; old roosters, 7c; eggs. 32c; Ind. 0 Runner ducks, 11c. Above prices are for poultry free from feed. CREAMERY PRICES. ' Butterfat, delivered. 43c; butterfat 1 at station. 41c; butterfat, in country 40c. e WOOL AND HIDES. f Wool, 37c; beef hides, 17c; calf hides, 18c; tallow, 6c; sheep pelts '• [email protected]. p ' e—• — FARMS FOR SALE. ■’ in Lagrange, Steuben. DeKalb and • Noble counties, Indiana: 80 acres, x | all black and level land, located 2% 31 miles from market, all under cult! vat ion; price $l2O per acre; fail buildings. 160 acres locat< d within 3 miles of good market, g<tfd land and build ings; SBO per acre. *, 40 acres located 2% miles frotr Lagrange, fair buildings, all farmin) land, price sllO per acre. It you do not see what you desire write us. We refer you to Schug Metier Co., of Berne, or the Stats Bank of Lagrange. MARTIN & COMPANY. LaGrange, Indiana. 29130 By H. A. Austin. Democrat WanfAdsPay

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