Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 114, Decatur, Adams County, 15 May 1917 — Page 3

PEACE PRICES ■?hc work shoes we bought last September, at Peace Prices, are crowding OUr work shoe department to the limit. We thought we would have enough of these shoes to last us a whole year, hut they are going like roasted chickens at a threshing bee. We don’t advise anyone to buy more than they need hut get the •work shoes that you are going to need this summer here. Save while the saving's good.

Charlie V ogle Wed 6 SELLS A LOT OF THEM.

I WEATHER FORECAST ii BMKC "CXK'. ’fW> tonight; Wednesday fair; warm< r. Miss Ethel Ervin was a Fort Wayre visitor today., x .tblfatbaii Eiirman went to Et. Wayne this morning. ®Mrs I. A. Kalver spent the afternoon in Fort Wayne. Members of Company A will drill on Court Street. | The Fish and Game protective association will meet at the City Hall Wednesday evening. C. It. Hamniell who is critically ill at his home rested fairly well during the night. He is gradually growing weaker. Mrs. E. F. Gass and daughter. Beatrice. have gone to Elwood for a week's visit with the B. Weismantle family. Raymond Gass, who accompanied them, will return tomorrow. Thursday. May 17th is Ascension Day It is observed as a Holy Day of obligation in the Cathode churches and masses at the St. r M:iry's church will he held at six, seven-thirty and nine-lhifty. Charity has a hard time la-gin- at lipme these days with nobuddy there. A feller kin go all spring without findii!' wort,. but he knows where tn’ mush-rooms hide. —Abe Martin in Indianapolis News. Mr. and Mrs. George Houser who have spent the winter with their sou-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Besser, of North Tenth street, 'went; to Huntington to spend some time with a son, Jesse Houser and fssmflv w * 1

The Home of Quality Groceries Best Carpet Beater made • 15c Ammonia, largest bottle and highest test in town 10c Climakne. best water softener 10c; 3 for 25c 20 Mule Team Borax, pkg. 10c and 15c Any Brand Washing Powder ™ Bon Ami. powder or brick ..... }oc McKinzev Buckwheat, old style, large pkg. . . .. .Hk Any Brand Cocoa, the old price 10c, 20c and 25c Keitog's Bran, pkg •; ,c Lettuce, Oranges, Bananas, Lemons, 1 ineapples, Strawberries, Grapes, Apples. - - — * Wi p*y cash or trade for produce, Eggs 30a Butter 25c to 32c M. E. HOWER ■ North of ti. K. &I. Depot Thone

Once the man with flattened purse, smoked hemp rope or something worse—had to do it -sad his lot, but thank goodness, now it’s not—for the White Stag priced so low, has line flavor, snap and go. Buy this smile smoke rich and rare—and feel just like a millionaire.

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! Mary Eiting and Rose Spangler f spent yesterday afternoon in Fort I Wayne. I Mrs. Ed Miller an(| daughter. Madgelene, spent the afternoon in Monroe. Gabe Eccles has returned from an extended visit and is cere circulating among old friends. Miss Clara Landis returned to J’artland after a visit here with the Wiss Landis family. Mrs. Malinda Frontield returned on the 1:30 car to Fort Wayne after attending to business here. Mrs. Beecher Meibcrs and daughter. Georgia, and Mrs. Fred Schafer spent yesterday in Fort Wayne. Miss Meldora Uhrick. who has been employed here, left this afternoon for her home at Monroe. Lawrence Murray came in from Anderson last night to visit with the. Todd Linn family and others. John A. Mumsna. who had a rib fractured ina tall, is no better, suffering quite intensely from the pain. Simeon Fordyce and W. H. Myers went to Monmouth this morning to call on their comrade, Reuben Baxter. who is ill. Clyde Noble, a recently married groom, was given a little surprise reception 'by a number of his friends last evening, who took him for a joy ride. F. V. Mills and C. L. Walters accompanied the Rev. W. P. Marsh and the Rev. Thornburg to Indianapolis to attend the meeting called by Governor Goodrich. The C. I). Teeple will leave the last of the week for Rome City, where they will live during the summer in their (cottage. Miss Fanny Heller will be a guest of Miss Alta during the first week or two.

Mrs. J P. Riley returned to Fort Wayne ufter a visit at Wlllehlre, O. The funeral of Mrs. Albert Shell at the Rivarre Methodist church Sunday was very largely attended. Albert Nelson of Colorado, Is here visiting with his sister. Mrs. U. S. Drummond, and other relatives. Remember that Wednesday Is set aside as "Dandelion Day." Swat the dandelion, either by digging it out by the roots, or mowing it down, to stop the spread <4 the seed. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rice and children la-turned today to Marion after a visit here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Riee. Mfs. Rice had been here since Friday. Rev. W. Paul Marsh of the Christian church conducted special Mother Day services Sunday morning and his church was filled to the doors. The sermon ad uthe entire program wag a most excellent one. Mrs. Zumbrunnen returned Monday morning to Garret after attending the funeral of Mrs. Albert Shell. She was accompanied to Fort Wayne byMrs. Roy Cartw .and daughter. Edith, who will visit with her sisteix Mrs. Ira Baxter. Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison and grand children arrived Saturday night from I>os Angeles and are the guests of the John Niblick family until they can obtain their on home, corner of Jefferson and Fifth streets, where they expect to reside. Prof Keller has been asked to brWig the junior cast to Monroe to reproduce “The Man t-'rom Horne" for the benefit of the Red Cross society of that place. Mr. Keller has the matter up now with the c lass ami they will decide within a few days whether or not they will go. Clyde Noble accompanied his wife to Pierceton Sunday, where she served as pianist at her c hurc h, and will also conduct her music classes this week. They returned a few days ago from their wedding trip to Indianapolis and other pointb and will be.- at home tu- this city. Two thousand, five hundred and ninety-one days were lost in Bluff ton through absentees during the last eight and one-half months on account of contagious diseases. This is the fact that was brought before Superintendent P. A. Allen through his inquiry this week. —Bluffton Banner. The local banks arc- agencies for file government “Liberty Loan " You can buy any part of the s2.o<M'.000.000 issue by applying at any one of the banks. The bonds will bear three and a half per cent interest 4»nd will be exc-hangealde for any other bonds that the I'. S. government might issue- bearing a higher rate of interest. Postmaster J. W. Bosse reports letters and cards remaining uncalled for at the Decatur postotfice as fol Jow: Mr. Ernst Parrott, Mr. Harmon Rhodes, Mr. Dan Schmit. Mr. William B. Kessler, Mr. Henry Kelly, Sr. Don H. A. Mott. Walter Hofstetter, Merle Steele, Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson. When calling for this mail please say, "Advertised." “Good-bye, 1 am going to commit suicide.” With these fateful words, addressed to a flagman. Conductor E. IJ. Martin, in charge of an castbound Pensylvania freight, threw himself under the wheels of his own train at Warsaw. He was almost instantly killed, his body being terribly mangled and cut in twain. Martin was forty-five years old. married and resided on Masterson avenue. Fort Wayne. No reason is known for his suicidal act. The coroner was notified and the bodjt was taken in charge by a Warsaw undertaker. — Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. Thought is the activity of which the human Ixing knows the least. 'One minute of real thinking in a lifetime is more than many persons do. And when we do think it is more apt to be because some one inspires us from without than because we inspire ourselves from within. So we are eternally in the debt of those who have thoughts richly, and who seek to share them with us. hoping that some of the fire of them will pass, into us and flame anew. Thus we owe gratitude to Fannie Hurst for making u» think as we rqnd her cleanly, truthfully powerful story, “Oats for the Woman,” in Cosmopolitan Magazine « The war and war time prices have killed Fort Wayne's proposed new coliseum at least for this year and possibly tor'several seasons. It became known yesterday that contractors who were asked to submit bids for its construction had notified the members of the board of works that the iron work on the building alone would cost SIB3,(KM). This conies within $2,000 of the total appropriation remaining for the purchase of the land necessary for the site, as the total fund now available is but $185,000. The project will therefore undoubtedly be abandoned for tho present. The. price, of iron and steel and building material has mon- than doubled and is steadily mounting higher.

VISITOR’S DAY. At the Union Chapel United Brethren church, east of the city, last Sunday was celebrated the anniversary of the Sunday school. In connection they also observed visitor's day.. The hguse was beautifully decorated with the various colors of the different classes of the wdiool. Tbe at tendance in the school large, uud the superintendent, Mr. Bert Wolfe was at his best. Every teacher wan present, in fact, a teacher in this ttohool is seldom ever absent. The interest was excellent. A large number of visitors were present from other schools, from Wren, Ohio, Pleasant Mills, and other places. Superintendents of other schools were also present. Rev. Harman delivered an anniversary address that was well laken and favorably commented upon. This evening Was

Commencing Sunday May 13, 1917, the traction cars will run on Eastern Time—One hour earlier. The same I'-i hour schedule will be maintained, but all cars will leave and arrive one hour earlier, excepting the freight and milk car, which will leave at 7:45 a. m., eastern time. For example: The first car will leave Decatur at 4:40 a. m., instead of 5:40 a. nt. The second one. known as the 7 a. m. cw, w ill leave at 0:00 a. m.. etc., through the entire day. The same rule will apply on cars arriving in Decatur. For example: The first car will arrive in Decatur at 7:05 a. m., instead of 8:05 a. in., the last car arriving here at 11:05 p. m., instead of 12:05 midnight. This change is made necessary by the adoption of Eastern Time in the city of Fort Wayne, and we will give service to conform with that time to get passengers to Fort Wayne at proper hours. FORT WAYNE & DECATUR TRACTION CO. Homer Ruhl. G. P. & F. A.

J ■ - fe if ~gy* * j WOM- - —— —.. Join the Crowd of ft®BS Thrifty Buyers I Select a “ 1917 SPECIAL” Cabinet Gas range at 1 our s h° wrooins tLs week—GAS RANGE WEEK— s jt i|| JlW||W| $6 From the Regular Price | $2.00 reduction from the regular price of any other y cabinet range in our stock. J| Ijfi < ’ Cooking with gas is the cleanest, most comfortable, || |l m ° St econom^ wa y* || ' X b * s becoming increasingly more difficult to secure coal—even at increased prices. jfc A Think of the satisfaction of being able to secure K \\JW fuel always, instantly, at the turn of a valve. j| /Jr ’ lai / sUre l ° l bis week and see the special demon- " stra^ons ‘ y° u se^ect a Cabinet Range at the Xty duced price we will deliver it al once and you may pay for it a little each month. Northern Indiana Gas and Electdc Company m “The Gas Co.” , Phone 75. [si/ypL ,f-/,. 7lill X ?\\\ \ I! 18; -—— * - . "T t

also given to a special service. Rev. Harman preached an excellent sermon to a- full bouse. This is one of the most progressive (hurdles in the country about the dty of Decatur. Six electric bulbs, from a local pli-nt there on trial, furnished th« light. One of the most up to date Sunday schools of the rural churches assembles there. , , i —o * — IS BETTER TODAY, Mrs. Michael Wertzberger, who suffered a relapse of the grip, which is complicated with heart trouble of pevcral years' standing, is somewhat better. A council of physicians, with specialists from Fort Wayne, was held Sunday, ami encouragement for her recovery was given. The (laughter, Harriet, arrived from Keokuk, lowa, to take care of her mother. Two sons, ('lay and Dennis, who were u-t their mot Iter's bedside, returned ito Sapulpa. Oklahoma.

IT Tv £ 1 A THE DANGER of buying AWAY FROM HOME is more than the fact that they are not always as represented — there is a principle involved—THE DANGER to your HOME COMMUNITY. , •< , ALL MONEY SENT AWAY will naturally tend to RETARD the growth of your OWN HOM?] INTEREST. « Come in today and take a look at our HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX and CLOTHCRAFT CLOTHES and we will show you where it will be to your interest and save you money by buying from us. HOLTHOUSE?"SCHULTE & CO. GOOD CLOTHES FOR MEN AND BOYS