Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 67, Decatur, Adams County, 20 March 1917 — Page 3

| I ? I J 1* I % '” \ I z I B Fit as made to your measure | Spring Styles of Thomson Brothers’ shoes for young men arc here. One number that is attracting a lot ol attention is made of Nut Brown Russia Calf, English style. They lit like they were made to your measure. \\ illing to show you any time you say. $5.00 to $6.50. Charlie VogleWede SELLS A LOT OF THEM.

Scdcxkx cnoccr.sanasnoaxj c: WEATHER FORECAST 0 0 Fair und warmer tonight; Tuesday partly cloudy in south; probably rain or snow in north portion; warmer. Floyd Hunter of Fort Wayne spent Sunday here. Mrs .Mary Brandyberry went to Fort Wayne this morning. Miss Mayme Deinlnger was a Fort Wayne business visitor Monday afternoon. The regular meeting of the Knights of Columbus will be held this evening at the hall. Earl Shaliey, postmaster of Berne, was a business visitor in Decatur yesterday afternoon. Mrs. 8. F .Lott of Pleasant Mills went to Fort Wayne Monday afternoon on business. Mrs. Florence Hogston returned to Fort Wayne Monday morning. She was the guest of the Gilbert Strickler, and A. M. Shoaf families. j Mrs. T. J. Cook and daughter,l Gladys, returned yesterday afternoon' from a week’s visit with her parent-, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stauffer, near Berne. Mrs. Marsh Burdg and granddaughter, Mtycia Helm, spent Monday in Fort Wayne, Mrs. Burdg going on business relating to her millinery store. Mrs. Tipton Bud is quite poorly with lard cn th’ heart. White we see gome, fellers lookin' for work, we wonder how long they’d hold jobs as deter-j fives. —Abe Martin. , '

-r ; 4 .v- 7IM 1 WJJMWHII jLIIT . J~» ' The Home of Quality Groceries No. 1 Salt Pickerel, fat and bright, th tZ’/jc No. 1 Salt White Fish, fancy, 1b 12V 2 c Another shipment of our famous WigWam Tea, onehalf pound package 25c Pure Crabapple and Raspberry Jelly, lb 17'/ 2 c Toilet Soap. Witch Hazel, Oat Meal and Buttermilk, 3 bars for, SHirsches’ Split Sweet Pickles, large jar 25c Include a pound of “Best and Cheapest Coffee 28c <ec our Garden and Flour Seeds and Onion Sets. _____ r J I s We pay cash or trade for produce, Eggs 22c Butter 25c to 32c M. E. HOWER North of G. R. &I. Depot ’Phono 108 _ WK .. .. • --- I "WHITE STAG" I Cigars I | Are Satisfying to the smoker ’ I Yet They’re Mild. I I TRY ’EM ONCE I yj-’t' ■—wo*• ■k;

| Joseph 1). Winteregg, of Berne, was here on business Monday, i Jacob Huser of Monroe township I went to Fort Wayne Monday afternoon on business. Miss Leia Lewton returned Monday morning to her home in Fort Wayne after a visit here. Mrs. Balsnia and her daughter, Mrs. M. D. Smith of. Lexington, Ky., went to Fort Wayne Monday morning. Miss Ida Reinking returned from Fort Wayne where she visited severe! days with her sister, Mrs. Bosecker. Tile regular edition of the Raveling* will appear this week the first cony being no win the hands of the printer. .Mrs. Bessie Jacksen returned tl-.r: morning to her work in Fort Way:i°. She visited with her parents, Mr. an i Mrs. (’ C. Robinson near this city. Ed Ringger, of Berne, Andrew Bertsch and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ringger, of Vera Cruz, went to Leo, Ind., Saturday morning to visit triends over Sunday.- -Bluffton News. Mr. ami Mrs. George Bergman wii > i were married here this morning left on the 1:05 train for the bride's par- ■ ental home at Geneva. She was formerly Hattie Ahr Martz. Mr .and Mrs. Robert Ernsberger are moving their household goods to Indianapolis, where Mr. Ernsberger is employed in a photograph gallery in the Fletcher Trust building.—Bluffton News. Mrs. A. M. Fisher arrived home Sunday from Palm Beach, Fla., where she has been for four months, missing the ! severe winter weather of Indiana. She I is in lair health and enjoyed the time | in the south.' ii———ii ■■ mux '

Mrs .Emerson Bennett left (his afternoon for Bryant und Portland to visit, Mrs. C. W. Ray went to Berne tills afternoon to visit with her father, William Fleetwood. Though the money lues been forwarded to Newcastle we are still receiving a few contributions and wi'l see that they reach the proper auth trities. The Red Cross is in charge of the funds. Mrs. Charles Miller and daughter of Perrington, Mich., left this afternoon for Monroe to which place they are moving. They were accompanied by Mrs. Sam Diehl who will assist then in getting settled. Schticks Shumaeher is at Fort Wayne enjoying the celebration in honor of the return of the troops from the Mexican border. They attended the Palace theater'last night and this evening will enjoy a banquet prepared for the occasion. J. B. Erickson, of St. Louis, Mo., a helpless paralytic, forced to ride in a wheel-chair, was placed on the interurban this morning and sent to Fort Wayne. He was without funds an 1 had been begging in the city yester- . day. A purse was taken to raise enough to get him a place to sleep over night. p "I don't believe in advertising," said . Dealer Hardscrabble. You're a duck then. A duck don’t believe in advertising. She’ll lay an egg any old place and never say a word about it. And if someone didn't happen along and see it soon it would spoil. W? prefer the hen every time. She selects 1 a nest with care, lays an egg and at once begins to advertise. The result i is there is a demand for hen eggs an I 1 at good prices. And there is no demand for duck eggs. You may be a . duck all you want to—a lien for us.— , Business Chat. , M. H. Overton, agricultural agent of . Adams county, tells in his weekly report to the department of agricultural I extension of Purdue university of the interest farmers of that county are taking in the raising of soybeans. He writes as follows: “Farmers of the county co-operativciy ordered last ' week enough.-soybeans to plant 125 acres and another order will be sent in a few days. The farm demonstra- > tions last year and the work in the short course held here a month ago are largely responsible for this increasing interest in a comparatively new crop for the county.”—Fort Wayne Sentinel. > J ,H. Heller and son, Dick, and Chi'l- ? mer Porter have returned from Bloomi ington, where they attended the state i basketball tournament held there Friday and Saturday. It was a big event in Indiana sports and was thoroughly , enjoyed by the hundreds of visitors. The Lebanon team won the championship, defeating the Emerson school of Gary in the final game Saturday night, 3 to 26z The Decatur visitors w< :c guests at the Sigma Chi fraternity , house during the ©vent and were | splendidly entertained. The boys are I hospitable, a bunch of fine fellows and I certainly did their park well, assisting I much in making the tournament a sueI cess and a pleasure for those who were their guests. o PUBLIC SALE. As 1 am going to quit farming. 1 will offer at public auction at my residence. 4% miles east of Decatur, /a mile west of Bobo, on what is known as the Wash Kern farm, on Wednesday March 28, beginning at 1(1 o'clock a. tn., the following personal property. to-wit: Five Head of Horses: Bay mare. 10 years old, in foal: sorrel'mare. 12 years old; gray mare. 12 years old: bay colt, coming 2 years idd: driving horse, 8 years old, lady broke. Three Head of Cattle: Durham cow. 6 years old. will be fresh bv dav of sale; half Jersey cow. with calf by side. One hundred laying hens. 5 ducks: hay in mow. Farming Implements: Wagon, 'll good shane, grain drill, mower, disc, spike tooth harrow, spring tootli harrow, cultivator, hav ladders, wagon box. buggy, mud boat. 2 shovel plows. 2 ' breaking plows. 2 sets of work harness. 2 sets of buggy harness. 2 sets of fly nets. 4 collars and other articles. . Terms:—ss.o(l and under, cash in hand; over $5.00 a credit of 9 months will be given, the purchaser giving bankable note, bearing 9 per cent interest after maturity. Four per cent off for cash. No goods removed until settled for. WILLIS MARKLEY. Harry Daniels. Auct. W. M. Fulk. Clerk. Lunch on grounds. 20-22-24 . —<». PUBLIC SALE. 1 will offer for sale at my residence 4 miles west of Decatur, on the Decatur and Bluffton road, first house east of Beery church, Wednesday. March 28. at I o’clock p. m.. household furniture, beds, springs, cupboards. 1 cook stove, 1. laundry stove. I heating stove, tables, washing machine and wringer, sewing machine, fruit jars, crockery and dishes; two buggies, double shove' plow, hay, corn and fodder, dinner bell, hoes and shovels and many other articles too numerous to mention. Terms: 3.0(1 and under, cash; over that amount a credit of 6 months will be give®; 4 per cent off for cash. G7t6 ALVY AURAND.

DODGE EMPLOYE " TALKS FOR WIFE James Maggart Says Helpmeet Feels Better Since Taking Tanlac. Mishawaka,ind., March 19.—Among ■ the many Mishawaka people greatly benefited by taking Tanlac, the Manter . Medicine, is Mrs. James Maggart, wife . of an employe of the Dodge Muuufae- ( luring Company of this city. In making a statement for his wife so that her many friends might know th,e relief Tanlac gave her, he said this of 1 the celebrated medicine: "I recommend Tanlac because of what it did for my wife. For about a 1 year Mrs Maggart has suffered from L stomach, liver and kidney trouble and she also had been bothered with rheci matistn. Severe pains shot across her i back at times. “After reading in the newspapers t about Tanlac I bought a bottle for my 1 wife to try. She's improved in every • way since taking the medicine. The ? rheumatic pains have vanished. Her > appetite is improved and she is not bothered with indigestion. I "The money I spent for Tanlac has . been well spent, for my wife feels better in every respect." j Tanlac, the Master Medicine, is especially beneficial for stomach, lev r , and kidney trouble, sleeplessness, , rheumatism, nervousness, loss of appetite and the like. , Tanlac is now being introduced and , explained in Decatur by Smith-Yager [ & Falk. CJT OM ACH Ailments The Nation’s Cm rse • -r £ ww \ Afayr’a kJ \ 1 sVon jerfu/Remerfji \ » 8 Quickly Restore* > There is no ailment causing m- re - woe and misery than Stomach Trouble. Often Gall Stones, Cancer t and Ulcers of the Stomach and Intestines, Constipation, Acute Indigestion, Autointoxication. Yellow Jaundice, Appendicitis and other serious and , fatal ailments result from it. Thousands of Stomach Sufferers owe their complete recovery to Mayr's Wonder- , fill Remedy. It sweeps the poisonous bile and catarrhal acretions from the system. Soothes and allays Chronic Inflammation. Many declare it has saved their lives, and prevented seri- , ous surgical operations. Try one dose . today. Watch its marvelous results. , Contains no alcohol- —no habit-forming . drugs. Book on Stomach Ailments j FREE. Address Geo. H. Mayr. Mig. , Chemist, Chicago. Better yet—obtain a bottle of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy , from Holthou.se Drug Co., or any re liable druggist who will refund your money if it fails. 100.000 PRESCRIPTIONS WERE FILLED BEFORE 40 WAS DISCOVERED J. C .Mendenhall, Evansville, Iml , spent 40 years in the drug business, compounded over 100,000 prescriptions from physicians educated in Eurone and America before Number 40 For The Blood was discovered; the grot specific for all blood diseases. Successfully employed in diseases of the glandular system in blood poison, mercurial and lead poisoning, chronic rheumatism, catarrh, constipation, ' hepatic congestions, dyspepsia and stomach troubles, sores, ulcers, nodes, tumors and scrofulous swellings that have withstood all other treatment yield to No. 40. Sold by Smith-Yager & Falk. ~DESPONDENT WOMEN. Constantly recurring suffering gives women ‘The blues.” Comparatively few women realize that despondency, together with backache, headache, ami that “dragging down” feeling indie de some derangement of the feminine organs, for which Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is a remedy. It is said that tills famous, old root • and herb remedy has been the means of restoring more women to health and consequent happiness than any other remedy in the world. Don’t wait unlit your life is wrecked by neglect' and suffering. Give the i Compound a trial. THEM OlUuVcdTs AI Ji I Will continue this week. Saturi day. 21th, hip- H)c ifinnite sale, at .2 p. ni. Some great bari gains. 21-23 •

- . ' l ™-" " -riTru nr ‘'- rr,. ■ ' « it-—• rjni ore y,. - 1,1 '""‘7 Chalmers 7-Passenger Touring Car Price $1350 Detroit Full Value for Every Dollar In this Chalmers, 7-Passenger Touring Car Scan the list of other 7-passenger cars for the equal of this Quality Chalmers. You will not find it. Only in this Chalmers are combined so many real values. You * may pay S3OO to SSOO more and find nothing better. i • ' Only a builder of long experience They shift easily, without clashing, and with a yearly output of thou- and properly used are practically . sands could produce this car at so indestructible.' The Chalmers type low a price. Only thus can quality of dry-plate, disc clutch is far in adof materials and of manufacturing vance of other designs. Chalmers be combined with economy of pro- rear axle is the same as used in exduction. Because Chalmers does pensive foreign and American cars, this is the reason why this Chalmers It is silent, efficient, economical. 1 7-passenger Touring Car has no competition at anywhere near its yj Qia Beautiful Bodu price of $1,350. 6 J y Big—l 22 inch wheelbase. BeauBhese —because graceful in form, ‘ t hand-finished in Chalmers shops, r rOVe Qualify C laims upholstered in genuine pebble-grain leather, with new Scotch "fluted” Chalmers claims a motor of unex- finish. Auxiliary folding seats, Panampled smoothness, of unusual tasote top, curtains open with the power. Prove it by examining doors, fastencis are the “lift the Chalmers Lynite pistons, 1/3 the d o t” pattern. | | weight of the usual cast iron. These . give smoothness, less strain on Compare Quality—7“ Compare the Chalmers crankshaft with others. It is one-piece, special Think how great the difference steel, drop-forged, balanced in mo- between this quality Chalmers and tion to a fraction of an ounce. other cars. Realize what unusual i value is here offered. You will go tp /Ap much higher in price before you will ! Oct fnC find any other to please you so well. j ’ Chalmers Transmission And all these claims we submit for r your decision. Come —try the car. Gears -are crucible nickel steel, Investigate. Then only can you i , case-hardened and heat-treated. decide. 1 Touring Car. 7-passengcr. . . . $1350 Roadster, 3 passenger .... $1250 Touring Car, 5-passengcr .... 1250 Limousine, 7-passengcr .... j p Touring Sedan, 7-passengcr . . 1850 Town Car, 7-passenger . • . /•» (All prices f. o. b. Detroit.) ? ©THE KALVER-NOBLE GARAGE CO. |ii Agents. • ||j IL ■ |

PUBLIC SALE. The undersigned will offer for sale at bia residence, 2’/i miles south of Pleasant Mills, five miles east of Monroe, and nine miles southeast o>Decafur, on what is known as the Henry Teeple farm, on Thursday, Marell 22, 1917, beginning at 10 o’clock a. m., the following personal property, towit: Twelve headZof horses, two brown mares, weight 3300 lbs., 5 and 0 years old, safe in fold; bay mare, 3 years old, weight 1700 lbs.; gray general purpose mare, weight 1400 lbs , roan gelding, 3 years old, weight 1390 lbs.; brown gelding, 3 years old, weight 1300 lbs.; coach horse, 13 years old, weight 1400 lbs.; gray mure, 4 years old, bred, weight 1400 lbs.; draft mare colt, coming 2 years old, weight 1100 lbs.: driving mare, 3 years old, weight 900 lbs.; driving mare. 3 years old. weight 900 lbs.; those mares are both single broke; brown driving mare', 4 years old, weight 1050 lbs., double gaited, standard bred, lady broke; 8 head of cattle. 3 large Durham cowS, fresh soon; Holstein cow. giving milk, fresh soon; 3 Jersey cows, wilh calves by side; 10 head Jf hogs; 7 brood sows, 4 with pigs by •side; Big Type Poland China male hog. weight 100 lbs.; Big Type Poland China gilt, weight 100 lbs.; 25 ewes with lainl.n by side. Farming implements: John Deere gang plow, good as new; wagon, corn plow, 3 top buggies, one good as new; double set of work harness, set of single buggy harness, about 100 bu. of fine select seed oats; side oats, and 100 bu. corn in crib, 4 turkeys, 2 toms, numerous other articles. Terms of sale: $5 and under, cash iu hand. Over $5 a credit of nine months will be, given, the purchaser giving bankable note: 4 per cent off for cash. HENRY TEEPLE. Harry Daniels, Austioneer. - — ■ Having sold my farm to give. possession at once, I will offer for sale at my residence, two miles northwest of Decatur on the west side of the River road, old John Bogner farm, on Thursday, March 22, 1917, beginning - at a. m., the following property, to-wit: Five head of liorse ; . i black horse, 10 years old; -general

I purpose horse, family broke; two mare | colts, coming 2, years old, bay and 'black; two coming yearlings; eight : head of cattle; two cows, will be fresh . last of March; three cows giving milk; one yearling and two fall calves. . Six head of hogs, including four brood sows and two slioats, three of the brood sows will furrow in April and other one later. Farming implements; ( McCormick binder, used three sea- . sons, 8-foot cut, in good condition; ; McCormick Mower, 5-foot cut, new, used one season; Janesville Corn Planter, good shape; Keystone Hay , Loader, good as new; Hay Tedder, Hay Rake, Janesville Riding Breaking ’ Plow, three Walking Breaking Plows, ' Single and Double Shovel Plows; two tifi-tooth Spike Harrows, three Spring Tooth Harrows, three Double Corn Cultivators, two Ohlos and one Blue j Ribbon; Richmond Champion Di.'.c . Grain Drill, Disc Harrow, 16 disc.;; , good Land Roller, Blue Bell Cream Separator, DeLaval Cream Separator, brand new. No. 12; Twentieth Century Camp Manure Spreader, in good shape; four 3-inch Tire Wagons, all in ’ r good shape; one Triple Wagon Bed. j two sets Re ( ] Elm Hay Ladders: two . sets Bob Sleds, Single Buggy. Carriage , Sleigh, one Set Heavy Breeching Har- ] ness; Set Double Farm Harness, s Double Set Driving Harness, Set Single Harness, Fly Nets. Scoop ShovI els. Forks, Iron Kettles. Household Goods, including Chairs, Beds. f Couches Packard Organ and numerous f other articles. About 100 bushels of I good solid corn; about 300 bushels ol good big 4 seed oats. Dinner serve I 5 on ground by Mt. Pleasant Mito society. Also a Harley-Davidson niotorcy- ; de, twin cylinder, good repair. Terms of sale: V 1 Over that amount, a 4'fedit ol nine 1 months will be given, purchase, giving < approved note, bearing interest aller - maturity. 4 per cent, ] John Spuller. Austioneer. 1 Cliitrles Magley. Clerk. 0-it> i __— PUBLIC SALE. 1 | will sell at public, sale, 5 mih-.s southeast of Decatur, 5 miles nor h- ; West of Willshire. % mile south -if ; Bobo, 'on the old I’iequa Road cm Tuesday, March 27, 1917, at 10 o'clock 1 a. in., the following property, to-w;':'

HORSES: Gray horse, weight 1690 lbs., coming 8 yrs. old; Bay horse, weight 1550 lbs., coming: 5 yrs. old; Bay mare. 1400 lbs.. 10 yrt c'd; Bay horse, 1400 lbs., smooth mouth, driving mare, 1,100 lbs., 12 yrs. old, double gaited. All these horse,* are in good working condition. CATTLE; Black cow, one-half Holstein and one-half Jersey, 4 yrs. old, fresh in June; Guernsey cow, 5 yrs. old, giving a good flow of milk; Guernsey, Shorthorn cross, fresh: Holstein Frisian calf. 6 months old; Holstein calf, 6 weeks old. HOGS: Poland Chinn. Brood sow. weight 325 lbs., spotted sow, weight 350 lbs.: spotted sow, 325 lbs. Those sows will all farrow !y 1 day of sale. 4 shoats, will weigh aboil' : 100 lbs .each. These hogs are all good i ones. Farming Implements: Burdsell ' wagon, inch skein: Burdsell wagon ' 3’4-inch skein: Mitchell v-> Clinch skein; 2 wagon bo.:- t of 1 dump boards, 2 good hay Im! • bob . sleds. Deereing binder, i I'. ■u- •' Doercing mower. Deen me discs, mov I Scientific corn cutter, riding b;. aking 1 plow, 14 10; 2 Imperial breaking . plows, 13-inch: rolling cutters and 1 jointers. 2 60-tooth spike tooth harrows mounted spring tooth harrow. Ri'-a- ---’ mond grain iirili. hay tedder, hay rake. Daine hay loader, Momirch corn plow, (’use corn plow. Challenge corr pl - All these are two-horse plows Carriage, in good shape; top bugu* -iggy pole, breeching harness, farm 2 sets buggy harness, collar-', bthlltm, chains, bars, shovels etc. (IRVIN: A iot of seed corn, par© elemi «'.■>! and other grain ami nuiii. Xier articles not mentioned Tabor M. E. Sunday school w. >, .0 lunch. Terms of Sale: ' $5.09 inni umlcv, cash. Over $5.00, a. credit of I) 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 .'.util settled for. MELVIN DAVIS. Harry Daniels, Auctioneer. Albert Chronister. Clerk. FOR RENT—A G-room house. v>iih barn, on Elm street, inquire of Fred Koenig, phone 718 High street, city 65t3