Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 141, Decatur, Adams County, 16 June 1917 — Page 3

| White Special At $1.39 I | this neat White Duck Pump made with white ' 8 rubber sole and heel, ribbon how, ankle straps I arc detachable and can be worn either with or I without the straps. Girls’ sizes 3to 6. I Charlie g| Sells A Lot Os Them win mi i -^-iniTMnrnnrMiMßn— .

I WEATHER FORECAST lajoc-: ••’rzscr.s=4scsneTi32«ceetf? ■probably fair tonight and Sunday; wnnuer. ■Draxdon Coverdale went to Kort Wayne this' morning. 4 ' Mi.-'S Esther Lewtou of Monmouth Was a shopper here today. 1 Mrs. Eliza Zimmerman amt sister, Miss Zella Shotwell, went to Fort JVuyne this morning. -James Dudley and Mrs. Alfred Myers went to Fort Wayne to call on Mrs. Dudley at the sanitarium. K Miss Mary Fox went to Decatur this morning to visit with her sister. Mis. Earl Hoagland. Berne Witness, skrs. C. J. Foglegren. of Lima. was here yesterday on business. The Foglegrens moved from here to Lima two weeks ago. ©Poverty an' gratitude don't seem !’ hitch. We all like busy jieople, even if they haint very polite.—Abe Martin in Indianapolis News. | -Every minute of each day sees SSOO in value rising in smoke, and each year shows a record of four fires to each thousand of our population. The I. Bernstein up-to-date bungalow is rapidly accuming welM.efine.l [ form in its course of construction on I South First street. It is a very classy | residence and will Im' finished in the , best and finest manner in every detail. W’iil Helm was a Fort Wayne business visitor today. He has been disabled for a week since he had the first, two fingers of the left hand cut off at the knuckles while operating a punch press at the Bowser plant, Ft. | Wjayiie Hl J , ; .

I The Home of Quality Groceries a ■■ mu ii i i in l l—— l mw l iirTiff ~TinrMrinnßrinTriOi'"wriri^''’ v, ' <Tr '*' 3 Country Applebutter, in 1 gal. jarsßsc I Pure Applebutter, in bulk, lbl2’/jC 1 Pure Applebutter, in glass jarslsc and 25c T Extracted Honey, extra fancy, in glass .10c and 25c K Fancy Comb Honey, square 1754® Fancy Sweet Pickles, doz10c; 3 doz. 25c | Extra Fine Pearl Hominy, lb6c Wa pay eash or trade for produce, Eggs 25a I Butter 25c to 30c I M. E. HOWER I North of ti. It & 1- ’Phone 10H . . ■■ I THE I I "WHITE STAG"! I EXTRA MILD CIGAR | I A Smokey Smoke for the Smoker I I ANY PLACE ONE NICKEL I

rI Guy Brown, a student at Valparaiso. 8 is coming home to spend the week-. B end with his family. 3 Kenneth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry ; Gerke, is enjoying his vacation at the home of liis grandparents, Mr. and - Mrs. Isaac Emery, at Berne. 1 Mrs. Nellie Harmon returned to Ft. Wayne yesterday afternoon after a 1 visit here with relatives and friends and attending to business. Mrs. M. M. Gwinner and son, Dnn- *• aid, of Dodge City. Bas., went to Hun ington today to visit a few days with • her sister, Mrs. Richard Burrell ami 1 others. A three year-old son of Jehu W. r Gerber, living east of Bluffton, fell ’. from a small wagon with which he • was playing Thursday afternoon, ami sustained m fracture of his collar . bone. Dr. McClain of Vera Cruz was 4 called to set the broken bone. —Bluffton News. • A bill has been introduced in the 4 New Jersev legislature to make prop- } erty owners on whose premises a fire starts through carelessness liable for damage done to adjacent property 1 and also for the cost of extinguish--1 Ing the fire. The spread of the fire > to adjoining property is made prima facie evidence of carelessness and the burden of proof is placed on the I property owner. —Monitor. t Eloping to get married seems to ' have become quite a fad here in Ge- • neva. The stunt was pulled off 'ey • another couple last Sunday, when Kenneth Whiteman, aged 17, and Miss Myrtle Vance, 14. in the absence j of the former’s parents, took the Ford , and a generous supply of gasoline ami t left for "somewhere in Michigan." i They returned Monday evening as man and wife, we understand. —Geneva Herald.

Martha Schroeder, of St. Johns, was a shopper here today. Mrs. Lulu Ellis went to Fort Waytie to do some shoppiug. Mrs. John Glancy visited in Berne a short while this afternoon. Gus Gallmeyer of St. John's, was a business cai.ef in this city today. Lawrence Linnemler. of Preble, was a business visitor in this city today. Chris Strobe went to Fort Wayne this morning to attend to business affairs there. * Dr. and Mrs. Vizard, of Plcasiit I Mills, were business visitors In Hie city today. Mr. and Mrs. Rons Mallonee and son went to Fort Wayne to visit with her sister, Mrs. Wolfe. John Bogner went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend'Sunday with friends and relatives. John Reed went to Fort Wayne today to visit with his brother in la'.’, John Sargent and wife. Miss Lillian Carol Kauflman w mt to Berne this afternoon for a visit with relatives over Sunday. Mrs. L. I). Jacobs and Miss Lena Baldwin went to Berne to visit with the Norman Jacobs family. Mrs. Perry Teeter; Mrs. Harrison Hakes and Mrs. Joseph Hower silent the afternoon in Fort Wayne. Dr. Kucher, of Fort Wayne, nrrivi d in this city this morning to spend Sunday with friends and relatives. Mrs. Mary Macklin, of Geneva, ioturned home today after a visit here with her son. Phil Macklin ami family. Emanuel Steigmeyer went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend Sun day visiting witli friends and relatives. Dewey laicbot of Fort Wayne. arrived in Decatur this afternoon to spend Sunday with friends and relatives. Richard Ehinger and John Clark left today for Rome City where they will spend Sunday at the Hensley cottage. Roger Scherer and his guest. Miss Grace Smith, of Marion, went to Mon.roe this afternoon for a visit with relatives. Mrs. John Hackett returned to It r home at Bluffton after a week's visit in this city with Mr. and Mrs. William Miller and family . Clarence Bell and wife, of Fort Wayne, motored to this city this morning to spend Sunday visiting with friends and relatives. Merrill Dull, who is employed in Fort Wayne, stopped off at this city this morning enroute to Willshire where he will spend Sunday with bis parents. Roy Baker and S. E. Black of this city left this morning for Detroit to bring back two new Dodge Brothers touring cars for the Durkin Garage which are sold. Mr. and Mrs. Walter i’lew and two children and Miss Johnsort. who were guests of tm> Fred Hoffman family left today by auto for Leesburg and Elkhart before returning to their home at (Jury. Sugar is going down, a fact that will please the housewife, especially on the verge of the canning season, it sold for $2.10 and $2.20 on the local market, for the beet and cane sugar, respectively. Jethro Fuller and daughter, Corinne of Logansport, who with Mrs. Fuller are guests of her mother, Mrs. Alice Whitcomb, went to Fort W aync today to meet a party of friends Wlto are coming here lor a visit. Mrs. Leona Smith and little daugh ter, who have resided on North Ninth street, for several months, during th<time Ihal her husband, H. L. Smith is employed with the Standard Oil Co.. in Texas ami along Hie Mexican bor der. has moved to one of the D. Schmidt Imuses on Soittli First si. C. S. Niblick, of the Old Adams County Bank, returned lasi night from Chicago, where he lias been enjoying a two week’s visit with friends and -relatives. He attended Iho graduation exercises of the < hicago College of Medicine and Surgery and the wedding of his son. Dr. Stewart Niblick, a graduate Hie college. Mrs. Niblick anil daughters. Margaret ami Charlotte will remain in Chicago for an extended visit. A certain definition of war, attributed to William Tecumseh Sherman, whose authority on the subject his never been doubted, is now quoted the world over, and with increasing emphasis. Yet it was delivered in an offhand fashion, and was never intend-' cd by the General to be taken as a thoroughly matured conclusion. Another definition of war with which, however, hi’ would doubtless have preferred his name to be defined, was, "War’s legitimate object is a more perfect peace,” words by the way. that may be found inscribed upon his monument at Washington - Christian S i ence Monitor.

AT THE CHURCHES J ST. MARY'S CHURCH A iILJ ■ ‘ 1 . First Mass. 7:30. I High Mass, 9:30. 1 Vespers and benediction. 2:30. REV. J. A. SEIMETZ. Pastor PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 9:15 Sabbath School. 10:30. Morning worship; sermon subject, "The Work of God." I 6:30, Christian Endeavor; subje t ■ “What Is Reverance?" Hob. 12; ’lB-29. I 7:30. Evening worship; scrim.n 1 subject, "Zeruiali and Her Sons.” | The funeral of Mrs. C. J. Lutz will , be held from the home at 2:30. , JAY C. HANNA. Pastor. UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH. Sunday school, 9:15 a. m.; Rosa I Hayes, superintendent. •I Preaching. 10:30 a. m.; theme. 1 ! "Some Men That Were Down and 1 Dill, and God’s Power to Save Them.” i Junior service. 2:36 p' tn.; Vida i Chronister, superintendent Intermediate Endeavor. 5:30 p. tn.; ! Harry Magner, superintendent; Miss t Goldie Burkhead. leader. Senior Endeavor, 0:45 p. ni. There will be no preaching service 1 in the evening, as the pastor will lie 1 out of the City. T. 11. HARMAN. Pastor. CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Unified service, beginning at 9:30 a. m.. with Hie Bilile school, followed by the observance of the laird’s Supper and the preaching service, closing at 11:30 a. ni. We shall observe Bunker Hill Day with a special sermon in behalf of the Red Cross society that will start a campaign for sloo.imo.tmo in the Flitted States. Subject of the morning sermon, "The Call of Mercy.” The church should be well filled at this service. J<er every member of) tlie church make a special effort to attend this service. Come, and bring some one with you. C. E. society will meet at th« church at 6:54 p. in. Let all who are interested in tlie work of tlie society come. . Topic of the evening sermon. “Five Great Things.” The service will begin at 7:45. Every one that does not have a church home is given an invitation to atend all of the services of the church. We seek to be your friend. Find a church somewhere and attend’. it will help you through the coming week. Go lay your burdens on tlie Master. If ever men need God it is now. He can be found in tlie church. W. PAUL MARSH. Minister. — o BAPTIST CHURCH. 9:15. Sunday school; Clarence E. Bell, superintendent. 10:30. morning worship; theme. "The Red Cross.” 6:30, Young People's meeting 7:30. Wednesday evening prayer meeting. A glad welcome for all who worship with us. FLOYD G. ROGERS. Minister. o —— . ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH. English confirmation services tomorrow. Holy communion will be celebrated. The confessional service will begin at’ 9:00 o'clock. ARTHUR W. HINZ, Pastor. METHODIST CHUI&H. Sunday school. 9:00 a. in. Sermon to the Knights of Pythias, 10:15 a. ni. Junior League. 2:00 p. m. Epworth League, 6:30 p. 111. Evening worship. "Study of Some Hymns of the Church," 7.30 p. m. All are cordially invited io be present in all of these services unless en gaged in other Christian duties In the evening the Indies’ Chorus and the Men’s Chorus will assist in the study of some of tlie great hymns of ' the < hur< h by “Ant.iphonal Singing.” ’ FRED F THORNBURG, Pastor. ■ — EVANGELICAL CHURCH. Sunday school al 9:15 a. in.; L. L.’ Baumgartner. superintendent. Morning worship at 10:30 a. m.; subject, "The Heritage of the Christian in Christ.” Evening worship at 7:36 p. nt.; i subject. “Sacrifice, the Gateway to Enduring Fame.” with special allusion to the. work of the Red Cross movement. Young People’s Alliance al 6:45 p. m.; topic, "What is Reverence and l |Why We Should be Reverent," lead | by Mrs. L. L. Baumgaruicr. ■ - Everybody is invited to worship with us. W. S. MILLS, Pastor. , o ZION REFORMED CHURCH. f Children's Day service 10:00 :i. m. ‘ A program will be rendered by thoj children of the Sunday school, pritp cipally the elementary grades /

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Christian Endeavor services, 6:45 p. m.; topic. "What is Reverence and Mifiy Should We Te Reverent?” Leader. Harry Knapp. English preaching service. 7:30 p. in : theme, "The Ministry of the Outstretched Hand.” A Red Cross sermon. in these days that are so full of meaning may we above all not forget the Lord’s house witli Its services. We need Him and His strength to gird us for our new tasks. Everylaxly is therefore cordially invited to worship with us in these services. L. W. STOLTE. Pastor. o WHO Will donate their automobile next Wednesday morning. June 20. at 9:00 o'clock a. m.. with driver, to the lied Rross for about three hours. We want ten automobiles to help us. Call J. W. Bosse, postmaster, at the postoflice building. 140t4 o ...—— Mrs. Harry Dclamore of East Walnut street, anti her sister, Mrs. Jerry Torrence, who is visiting here from Marion, went to Decatur Friday morning to spend the day with relatives. —Portland Sun.

Have Your Repair Work Looked After Now On Your Buggy, Carriage Or Wagon We do general repair work from tire to top. l ire Setting, Wheels Rerimmed, New Tires On, Light and Heavy Work. BUGGY BODIES, SEATS, TOPS AND GEARS REPAIRED, RUBBER TIRES PUT ON. < < v Wood Work of All Kinds On Wagons We build bodies lor light and heavy wagons, also automobile bodies lor commercial use. Buggies, Carriages and Automobiles Repainted Our shop equipment and experience insures you prompt and satisfactory service. r DECATUR CARRIAGE WORKS |Cor. Ist and Monroe Sts. W. D. Porter, Prop. . . 'Phone 123

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