Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 106, Decatur, Adams County, 5 May 1917 — Page 3

I The Work Shoe Proposition \\ i art asked every day, Is the price of work shoes out oi sight? We answer hy showing a lot of shoes at . very reasonable prices, prices that look so low that you question the quality. Here is the situation. We bought s hcaxily Ixiore the big advance and we are going to give you the benefit as longes they last and we’ve got scads oi them. Don’t buy any more than you need I put buy what you need here and save*money. Prove | it. | Charlie VogleWede, I SELLS A LOT OF THEM.

WEATHER FORECAST n Continued cool tonight. with frost, heavy, Sunday partly M f Cloudy and slightly wanner. Noah .Mangold went to fort Wax no SSB today on business. B Robert and Harry Trees, of Ko\oB' mo. are here for a week end vi it with gg'BDavld Hensley and Dick Heller. B Nick Vancil. of Van Wert. Ohio. HB w l ' ll has been visiting In r, with llerdg man Myers, will return to his home SB tonight. . B| | Mrs. Carl Gerke and two ehildr t JIB j< I’ted Mr. Gerke in foit Way:, y ■ Rerday afternoon. They will make home there. ■K I Carlisle fl; is. who h. - h. eii from a bail cold, is mm h sßbfitter and is able to he at his posite® ! loti at the Hunsii kei < ons.. tiotiei y ■store. Kp I Miss Sarah Goldberuer. of fort ■Wayne. is the guest of Miss Alta ■Te-pie over Sunday lomiug to a ond Hthe Junior class party to be held this ■evening. | T. Gehrig, of Iteeatur. spent yes- ■ t .day in thi.. city lii.idma l.iiew!i ,o I * friends before In- de-ar tin S.i'iir-i y ■to enlist in the cons' ar ill-ry.-•Blu;i---■Bton News. Mrs. Margaret < ie-e went to D--■calur last evening to visit at liie b“d- ■ side of her brotl ei . W'••• I : a.. . : ■who is seriously ill with pneumonia. Bluffton News. || Elmer Bud has quit gain’ with Ids . I girl till he kin savi f marry BBher. You won’: have to worry- about arrfjlß suit if you enlist. Abe MarSBtin in Indianapolis News.

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E. Dailey went to Fort Wayne today noon. Wilbur Porter will go to Indianapolis tonight to attend to imisortant business matters. Tlie regular luncheon meeting of the Decatur Rotary club will be held next Wednesday evening. Mrs. Asa McMillen and daughter. Miss Gladys of Pleasant Mills, were visitors in the city today. Nick Vancil, of V>n Wert, is the guest of friends here and attended the freshmen class party last night. Misses Grace and Helen Shroll went to Fort Wayne this morning for i visit over the week end with the Howard Burdg family. Geo. Everett, clerk at the postoffice, bought a new Ford touring car, the I urchase being made through the Kalver Noble Co. Misses Vada Sowle and Helen Eady went to Fort Wayne today to spend Sunday with their brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Sowle. The two barrels of seeds given away at .the City hall yesterday were soon placed in the hands of those who would plant them and see that the crop was cultivated. Plans for raising a fund, for the boys of Company “A” are now being made and every one should help a little. There are numerous expenses tq be met and these boys are the fust volunteers from Decatur and vicinity. Robert Merryman, son of Judge and Mrs. J. T. Merryman, will return to his home here tonight or tomorrow from Cardwell, Mo., to enlist in the local company of militia. He has been in training with a company there and will be of much service to the local boys.

Nicholas Vancil, of Van Wert, Ohio, is the guest of Herman Myers. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Lnmuiimau went to Fort Wayne today noon for shopping. Adrian Ixuihart and Miss Anna Ger ard are among those suffering from scarlet fever. The Madison Hotel wishes to announce that a spring chicken dinner will be served tomorrow. Joe Beery arrived home-today from Attica wjiere he was canvassing for the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. G. M. T. Houck, ot Kirkland township, was attending to business here today as trustee of that splendid township. Billy Borling, of Bluffton, who was visiting his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. X. Ehinger here, is ill wi'4i scarlet fever. Mr. and Mrs. George Spillers and grandchildren, Clarence Muter and Opal Spillers of near Pleasant Mills, went to Fort Wayne this noon. A week from Sunday the annual < ustom of the local order of Knights of Columbus, that of attending church in a body and receiving communion 1 will be observed. Members are re- - quested to meet at the hall at 6:30 o’clock on this day. Mass will be at 7:00 o'clock. Miss Mabie Ashbaucher, of Bluffton who has heeh at a sanitarium at St. Louis, taking treatment, for injury to her hip. arrived home last evening, greatly improved. She can now get about with tlie aid of crutches very easily. She is staying with her sister. Mrs. Herb Burroughs, of this city. A company ol young cadets, with Father Seimetz and Father Kroeger as captains lias been formed at tlie St. Joseph’s school for the purpose of farming about three acres of ground this summer. They will aid in the furnishing of food during these war times for the orphans’home at Lafayette. In order that more time might be devoted to the good cause the commencement exercises and festivities have been called off. o INTERURBAN STRIKES CAR. William Klink and Ray Smith had a narrow escape from injury last evening at 7:30 o’clock, when the auto which they were driving for Knapp & Son. was struck by northbound interurban car, as they were crossing the track, east. The car was slowing down to stop at the Winnes corner, and hence the shock was decreased. However, it was great enough to send the truck up onto the sidewalk and it would have gone into the open cellarway had not the iron railing prevented. The iron railing was broken and the automobile suffered minor damage. Neither of the men was thrown out or Injured. It is said the driving rain prevented the men from seeing the approaching interurban car. TO COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT. Rev. and Mrs. L. W. Stolte and daughter. Naomi, will leave Monday for New Knoxville. Ohio, where they will visit at his parental home. From fhere, Rev. Stolte will go to Frank- | lin, WHs„ to attend the services incident to the commencement of the Reformed college, or Mission House. He will attend the annual board meeting and will preach tlie institutional sermon, a week from Sunday morning. The commencement will be held a week from next Monday evening. The new SBO,OOO dormitory is now in the process of construction and will be a fine addition to the col lege buildings. , AT THE CHURCHES BAPTIST CHURCH. 9:15. Sunday school; Clarence E. Bell, superintendent. Hi: so, morning worship; theme, “Remembering yod’s Goodness and Righteousness.'’ The I,ord's Supper at the clase of the morning service. Let all members tie present. ” 6:30, Young People's meeting. 7:30, evening worship; theme. (‘Our Part in the World’s Conflict” 7:30, Wednesday evening, prayer service. A glad welcome to ail. FLOYD G. ROGERS. Minister. o • M. E. CHURCH. Sunday school. 9:00 a. m. Morning sermon. “Through *N’ight to IJay," 10:15 a. m. Junior League, 2:00 p. m. Epworth League, 6:30 p. m. Evening sermon, "Supreme Generalship, 7:30 p. ra. Quarterly conference. Monday, at. 7:45 p. m. Prayer meeting. Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. On Sunday morning the new company of militia will attend the service in a body, and tlie sermon will be especially to them. All patriotic persons not due elsewhere at service at that hour ary cordially invited to I worship with us. Spin ia.l music and

decorations will be features of the service. Every one who is interested is invited to the session of the quarterly conference on Monday evening. FltEt) F. THORNBURG, Pastor. —— I II I —■ l.j. CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Unified aervtces boghining at 8:30 with the Bible school, followed by conimunioh service and the preaching. Subject of the morning sermon, “A Creed That Needs no Revision.” Junior C. E. society will meet at the church at 2:30 p. m. All who are members of the society are requested to attend. Christian Endeavor will meet at 6:30 p. tu. at th<j church. All members of the society are requested to make a special effort to be hi attendance at this meeting. Thfi'evciiftig service will begin nt 7:30 p. tn. Subject of sermon, "The Night of Israel in Egypt." This is the second one of a series of sermons on “Night Scenes in the Bible.” All are given a special invitation to this service. Come, and bring some one with you. You will receive a hearty welcome, I am sure. * W. PAUL MARSH. Minister. o ST. MARYS CHURCH First Mass, 7:30., High Mass. 9:30. Christian Doctrine, 2:90. Vespers and Benedict ion. 2: SO. REV. J. A. SEIMETZ, Pastor - o UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH Sunday school, 9:15 a. m. The luuruing preaching hour will be given over to the anniversary of Hie Sunday school. A line program will lie giv in at tilts hour. It is also visitors day iu the. sclkiol and the culmination of the spring increase campaigji for tlie. s'cliool, and a busy day is exja'cte I. Junior Endeavor at 2:30 p. tu., Vida Chronister, superiateudent. Something new will be of interest in this junior service. This day is the anniversary of the organization of tlie Christian Endeavor of the United Brethren church, and the entire evening will be given to an appro; riate program for the occasion. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7:30 p. m. Clarence Baughman, leader. The prayer meetings are picking vp some in interest. A cordial -invitation to these ser- , vices. T. 11. HARMON. Pastor. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 9:15. Sunday school. This is Sunday Seliool Centennial Day. There should be a full attendance. 10:30. The theme for this service will be “The Sunday School.” 6:30. Christian Endeavor, “Love" 1 Cor. 13: 1-13. 7:30. evening worship: sermon subject, “The Spirit of a Christian.” An invitation for all to attend all services. JAY C. HANNA. Pastor. — o — ZION REFORMED CHURCH. Sunday school. 9:30 a. m.; M. Kirsch, superintendent. German preaching service, 10:30 a. m.; sermon tevt. Matt. 5:7. Men’s meeting. 1:30 p. m.; leaders. J. O. Sellemeyer and Fet'd Littcrer. Chapters 5 and 6. Annual congregational meeting, meeting. 2:30 p. m. Pastor's message: reports of all the various organizations; election of officers ami other important business. All members are urged to attend. Christian Endeavor services. 6:45 p. tn.; topic, "Love.” Leader, Gusta Yager. English preaching services, 7: 30 30 p. m.; theme, “The Twentieth Century Church: Its Task and Its Resources.” A busy day mapped out in the service of the Lord for tomorrow! May we all avail ourselves of the opportunity to review the past year's work; get a larger vision for the iText year and be found at work in the Master's vineyard. L. W. STOLTE. Pastor. o— EVANGELICAL CHURCH. Sunday school at 9:15 a. tn.; L. L. Baumfcartner superintendent. Morning worship, 10.30 a. m.; subject of sermon. “Friendship With Jesus.” Evening worship at 7:30 p. ni.; subject of sdrmon, "Sowing tlie Seed.’ i Young Peoples Alliance at 6:45 p. m.; subject, “Love,” led by Hope Hoffman. All arc welcome. W. S. MILLS. Pastor. ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH. t'antate Sunday. The series of addresses commemorating the lieformation in this the 400th jubilee year will begin again tomorrow. The pastor will deliver a German address on "The Diet at Wwms.” A special offering will lie taken. The Sunday school will meet,at the usual hour. The regular service boI gins at to o'clock. A. IY. HEINZ. Pastor. '

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