Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 156, Decatur, Adams County, 5 July 1917 — Page 5

iuiv v unvas unties at $2.50 9j I Canvas Slippers at $2.00 I I White Canvas Slippers at $1.39 i | VJISUMK3KUK || Charlie I ■ Sells A Lot Os Them |

| WEATHER FORECAST ;; Bntol'-'bly thunder shower., ne.jght ftjl4 Friday; warmer tonight. Mr Ed Marhenke. of Williams, w. , a shopper here Tuesday. I Mr. and Mrs. Ed Parent ami clulflren spent the Fourth in Ft. Wayne. | Mr. and Mr:. Robert Stoll,ir. of Fort Wayne were here on business Tuesday KfkHrr Charlo, Rinehart who 'l.l - be-n ♦try ill of stomach trouble and cot . I Illations, is better. Tilli" and I.ollie M< -ib-T have ■ returned from a three weeks', stay at their cottage at Rome City, j Or!a Harm of Noble. Ark.ir.- wh.t vlt ited here with his mother. Mrs. , Geor,' Chronister, left for St. Louis.l Mo. Bg,Jhfr. and Mrs. Jared Reed, of Fort I jRW:i' IK, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Wertz-' rger. Leo Wilhelm and father-in-law. John BA. Mhntina love gone to Kimble to ■visit with relatives. Mr. Wilhelm a 11 P also fish. * Mjas Opal DeWitt retum-d Tuesday afternoon to Fort Wayne after a visit here with her aunt, Mrs. James Ross, . for a week. The Misses Lorens' Parr and Helen | Diller spent ths* Fourth at Willshire, ■ €>.. enjoying the big celebration there ansi visiting with friends. .. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mangold and 1 daughter. Helen, and niece. Margaret L Ehing- visited in Fort Wayne <>v->r ■ the Fourth with the C. Raudemak< r fe fauiil;.

The Home of Quality Groceries , BMMWSEMn'f S«EW» I I iLunch Set—Table Cloth, Napkins and Plates 10c I I Sour Pickles and Chow ( how in bottles 10e ESweet Pickles. Mason pint jars 15c ■ ISweet Sliced Pickles, large jar t .25c M Peanut Butter in glass 10c and 25c ‘ Ripe Olives, can ■ • • ■ l? c Stuffed Olives • •-10 cto 25c Plain O'ives 10c, loc, 2ac and 30c Pure Fruit .Jelly, large glasses , ,10c Pure Fruit Preserves 15c and 2.>c Enterprise Flour. 21 lb sack $1.90 p*y cash or trade for produce, Eggi 28c Butter 25c to 30c I M. E. HOWER t North of G. R. &I. Depot ’Phone 108 | You can teach a parrot to say “JUST AS | IB GOOD,’’ hut he won’t know what he is talking | || about. i II Ask for the ' l| "WHITE STAG" | || THERE IS NOTHING “JI ST AS GOOD | II Five Cents Any Place I

-1 ![ This result is seen in the announcej der to increase the output of coal. | The V. Deininger family left this ‘ afternoon for Rome City for a two weeks’ vacation visit. Mr. and Mrs. John Barnett and : on. spent yesterday afternoon at the big celebration held at Willshire. The Mis es Helen Diller and Lorine" Parr spent the of the Fourth’ at Willshire visiting with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Frank, Mrs. L. W. Frank and son, Myron, and daughter, Anola. motored to Rome* City to spend the Fourth. Ray Phillips and Mrs. Zoa Diffendarffer returned last evening to their homo in Columbia City after a visit here at the Verne Overdeer home. | Mrs. J. S. Bowers. Alma and Esther I Bowers, and Earl Colter motored to Rome City Tuesday evening to spend the Fourth at the Bowers cottage. Miss Vivian Closs has returned to i Fort Wayne, where she is employed ■in a bank. She spent a day with her ’ jaunt, Miss Mary Closs and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Nichols and granddaughter. Beulah Nichols, will leave Sunday for Detroit. Mich., for a visit of a week or two with their on in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Spahr. Mrs. Elijah Walters of First street came down town Tuesday for the second time since September. She registered. Mrs. Walters has been in rather frail health, suffering from heart trouble. If ther's anything worse'n a poor relation its a rich one. We prefer ’em jest self-sustainin'. Who remembers th' ole sayin’. “Oh, she's got too many strings t' her bow"?—Abe Martin in Indianapolis News.

| Raymond Gm. Mid Jo® John spent I lite 4th visiting with friends at Rome City. Harvc Smith, of south of the city, ; was a business visitor in Fort Wayne This morning. I Bob Colter and Dewt y laichot returned to Fort Wayne this morning after spending the 4th in this city, Walter Hammond. Ivan and Adrian Baker, and Ralph Roop spent the 111 at Willshire visiting with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Lew Hammond and family motored to Willshire yert >rday io ,ttend the big celebration held there. j Mrs. Vaughn Murray and daughter I returned home this morning from Willshire after spending the 4th there with relatives. John Roudebush of this city is a proud possessor of a five passeng r I touring ear sold and delivered to him by the Holthouse Sales Co. The Misses Mary Erwin and Esther : Enos returned home this morning from Van Wert after spending two weeks there visiting with relatives. Alex Park stopped off here this morning .on his return to his home at Fort Wayne after attending the big celebration held at Willshire ye t .-r---day. Earl Steele of Youngstown. Ohio. 'is here visiting with his father. James Steele, west of the city, and with other relatives here and in Fort Wayne. Mary Erwin and Esther Enos re- ■ turned today from Willshire, 0., where [they spent the Fourth with the W. A. .Dull family. Miss Doris Erwin al-o visited there. Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Heller ami family. and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Baker and i family motored to Celina yestcrd.iy to spend the day with friends and they tried their luck at fishing. I Mrs. Page Burrell and sons. Richard and Guy. returned to their home at Huntington after a several days' visit with their grandparents. Mr.' and Mrs. William Blackburn. Ralph Lhamon of Pontiac. Mich.,' where he is employed at the Oakland motor works, arrived to spend the remainder of the week with his ( mother. Mrs. Jacob Buhler. The dispatch would seem to indi cate that American troops are to relieve French troops in the trenches almost immediately, thus easing France's manpower crisis, the Sun comments. This result is seen in he announcement of the war minister in the chamber of deputies that three' classes of miners would be immediately released from the front in order to increas etheoutput of ; oal. I Mrs. J. P. Battenberg and son, James Crawford Battenberg, left this morning for Yorktown to spend a few weeks visiting with friends. They spent two W'eeks in this city visiting with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Battenberg. The Misses Genevieve Bremerkamp. Naomi Gass, Mayme Hartings and Josephine Bysima and Messrs. Elmer Miller, Polly Parent, Herb Fullenkamp and Herman Miller, and the chauffeur Race Burrell attended the 4th of July dance at Minster. Ohio last evening. Miss Stella David has resigned her position at the Sether cigar factory and wild go to Fort Wayne to join her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sol Da id. who moved thdre several weeks ago. Her sister, Mrs. Charles Cunningham, of southern Indiana, is at home for a visit, the first in seven years. P. J. Mougey returned this morning from Greenville. Ohio, where he had a most delightful visit with his sister. Mrs. Mary Pilliod. and with his many other relatives. The day was most highly enjoyed, inasmuch as it has been some time since he had the pleasure of a reunion with them. j A partial report of Red Cross m< nbership in Wells county shows a total of 1644 and contributions of sl. 715.54. By townships the membership lis as follows: Jackson S 3: Chester,' IM; Nottingham. 10: Harrison, outside of Bluffton. 79; Liberty. 141; Iktncuster. 187; Rockcreek. 183; Union, 143; Jefferson, 192 and Bluffton. 595—Bluffton News. Rev. W. Paul Marsh came home Tuesday from Argos, to give patriotic addresses at Willshire. (>.. and Hoagland Fourth of July celebrations. Mr Marsh and daughter. Emma Madeleine. remained In Argos to finish their visit of this wick with Mr. and Mrs.' Swing, whom they accompanied home, in their automobile from a visit : t.. the Mar-It home here, over last Sur.day. * Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Slewart and sons anil their guests. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Armstrong and daughter. Margant, motored to the homo of Mr. Stewart's brother-in-law 'and sister. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Killen, southwest of Markle, where they spent the Fourth picking cherries. They secured about two bushels of fine cherries, besides having a delightful time, and a good, old-fashioned country dinner [and supper.

t. Mrs. W. A. Km Ider spent the after- . noon in Berne. I Roy Runyon and'family visited at Celina. Ohio over the Four'h. Mrs. William Lammert and son, »1- ( bert, made a short visit in Berne this . afternoon. " Mr. and Mrs. Lew Rice and daughter, of Marlon, spent the 4th in this j city with relatives and friends. i Miss Ruth Myers, of Abbington. Il|„ is here for a visit with her grandparI ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Myers. Arthur Khaw came from Grand I Rapids, Mich., this afternoon to visit with his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. . and Mrs. Joel Reynolds. i Miss Mildred Otto returned to her ' home at Alexandria this morning after spending a few days in this city vi«!»- ; iag with. Miss Mary Frisinger. Messrs. Clayron Carroll and Peter i Mougey motored to Greenville, Ohio, Tuesday evening to spend the Four'h • visiting with friends and relatives. . Mrs. Edward Warren and Mi. s Gene- > vieve Hebble went to Monroe this afternoon to visit with the Jonathan Andrews family am! other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Thomas Vail, ; ;>pte Peterson, Bob Merryman and ■ Doc Brill motored to Huntington Tuesday to spend the evening visiting with , friends. Ralph Lhamon, who is employed by the Oakland Motor Car Co., at Pontiac, Mich., arrived this morning for a short visit in this city with his mother. Mrs. Jacob Buhler. .. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Thompson wi'l leave August Ist'for a several weeks’ ' lour through the west, stopping al Yellowstone National Park and other points there and in California Quite a number of young people attended the Fourth of July dance ami old fashioned celebration at Minster, (Ohio. The affair attracted people for hundreds of miles and was attended by thousands. I Word from the Decatur girls now at Niagara Falls, is that they made the [Gorge line trip on Thursday, on which on the following Sunday afternoon, occurred the wreck on the trolley, in which so many lost their lives or were I injured. Mr. and Mrs. C- L. Meibers and daughter Tonk, Mrs. Anna Droppieman and Touhey Green returned home last night from Rome City after spemling the 4th at the Meibers cottage. Mrs. Meibers and Mrs. Droppieman have been there for the past three weeks. While Franklin Frantz and Jesse Emitley were fishing in the reservoir at Celina. Ohio yesterday their ho it j up-set. they in turn receiving a little “ducking." Being only a short ways from shore they were able to reach a place of safety without any further accidents. , Workmen are now engaged in stucI colng the residence moved from the James K. Niblick lot to the Henry Thomas lot. corner of Marshall and Fifth streets. This is being nicely remodeled and will be occupied by the Henry Thomas family, they having leased the house they now occupy on the corner. | o TO CONTRACTORS, FORMER CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS. i It is with just a little tinge of the blues that we realize after so many . years of doing business at the old stand with the citizens of Decatur and Adams county, we will now cast I our lines for a livelihood in some other direction. We have enjoyed the past years of business activity with our friends whom we learned to know so well and at tins time wish to thank all those who helped make our business a success. | We realize that we are located in a wonderfully prosperous community and to fail under a normal efficient management was practically impossible. , We shall continue to reside in Decatur and Adams county, the green ' spot of America, and whatever shall be our pursuit in the future we want all our friend:! to realize that we are for our old home DECATUR in what- ' ever site may undertake or do, inasmuch as is within our power. We are indeed grateful for the lib oral patronage; we itave enjoyed in] the past and in this manner wish to express our thanks to the entire community. j Very respectfully yours, i A. H. AND J. O. SELLEMEYER. i ci THIEME IS GRANDFATHER | A. F. Thieme was all over smiles this morning when it was reported to him that a large baby boy was born to his son, Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Thieme, of Union township. This is the first' child in the family and both mother anil bab<’ are gelling along nicely. Mrs. Thieme was formerly Miss Amelia Welier. of Bingen. Iml. Hie G' jrife Warr Suit' al lhe Morris Companx’s 5c and 10c store. Saturda'’, 2 p. in. Don’t forget the time. i

1 $ “THE JUDGE S CATCH” .'j; £• By OLIVER GRAY. The judge was fishing. He was a J good fisherman, not because he caught so many of the finny tribe, but because he could sit hour in and hour out, day ■ in mid day out, week In mid week out, ■ without getting a single strike—and without losing his patience. I His thoughts were drifting like the ! white Clouds In the blue sky reflected in the water. "Any fellow Is tt fool ' Who goes to a summer resort. It's nice to he free! If a fellow was married r he'd have to go where the family wants ed. Look ut poor Willis, dragged away . like a lumb to the slaughter. He didn't want to go to the mountains any mor< i han I want to go to the bad place. ' That's what he gels for getting mar- , lied,'' Suddenly lie fell a pull on his ( lino. He reeled in slowly, very slowly. "It's a big bass, I'll het,” he exulted. But to his surprise he hauled in not a bass but a pocketbook. It was a long, flat purse of patent leather with i Hat plates of silver at each end and u . silver clasp. He turned it over thoughtfully. Wet and soggy as it I was, it had not lost its identity mid it was coming to him slowly that he had seen that same purse before. 1 "Os course,” he argued, “her name mid address are inside and it's ridieu- . lous for me to waste time guessing. But there's something about that purst that brings hack—l have it. It was the case of the Crockett heirs mid tin whole family connection was In court. She wore dark blue and had sort of copper-colored hair and deep blue eyes - and she dropped this pocketbook three times, and every time young Skillingpicked it up for her she blushed as red as her hair. Pretty girl ! She waafraid of me, I remember. Wouldn't look at me at all. Thought I'd bite her head off I guess. Conte to think of it I lost some sleep over those eyes for several days. If I were like Willis and hadn't the sense to keep my betid I might be married to them by thi; time. “I’ll just open it to make sure it belongs to her.” But the first thing In pulled out was n newspaper clipping, wet and discolored, but nevertheless perfectly tkstipherable. In the center was his own photograph! On the margin was written in ink, “The peachiest thing you ever saw. Only about thir ly. Dream of him every night. Sorry when the case is over.” Shades of Izaac Walton! The fist were forgotten. He gathered up his tackle and poles, picked up his oars and rowed down river to the landing and thence went ifoot across fields to his farmhouse. “Mr. Elder. I found a pocketbook toiay with a Miss Eileen Porter's card n it. You don't happen to know her do you?” “No, I don't believe I do. Nobody iround this neighborhood by that lame. Must be—oh, 1 know; she’s likely one of those city girls who visited the Kramers. They have a summer home here on the hill, but they're away now.” “All right,” answered the judge, casually. “I'll hunt up her address in the •ity when I go home and send it to her. By the way, Mrs. Elder, I've had some important mail today. I must gc' home for a while at least." The city was hot, dusty and noisy, unbearable after the cool, fragrant quiet of the country. The judge did not go home. He left his bags at a hotel and took a taxi for Howard avenue, the address on Miss Porter's card. But the house was deserted. Then lie called up the editor of a society papet and found that the Porters had gone to Pinehaven in the mountains. “That's where Willis is," thought the judge "Must be some place.” So he took 4he first train to Pinehaven and arrived at the hotel at nine. By ten lie was shaved, bathed and dressed for the dance downstairs. Willis found him at once. “You old dog! Got tired of sitting in a lonely old boat all day, didn’t you? I told Molly I’d get you yet. This is a corking place. Wait till you see the golf course—and the girls!” Tlie judge stood it as long as he could, then he hunted up the girl. When he saw her Ills heart gave a great jump and lie cursed himself for a tardy fool. Perhaps lie was too late. Those eyes! And that hair! There was a moon, so they cut the dance and went out. The mountains . witli Hie sharp outline of Hie pines against Hie sky were wonderful. "It doesn't seem as if 1 had been fishing on a lonely river two hundred miles away from here at noon today.” ! “How interesting! Did you catch anything?" “Yes, this!" He gave her the ' 1 still damp and flabby. “Why, it's mine! 1 dropped it out of a boat over a month ago. There really isn't much of value in it. Only a—" She stopped suddenly, “Only a —*’ he suggested. "Nothing." “Yes there is. My picture is in it, I and you said you dreamed about me. ] That's wliy I'm here. I’ve been dream- , I ing of you, 100. Do—do you still dream —or is there someone else, now?” She shook her head slowly. “No, no otic else." she answered faintly. And niter they had fixed .it all up, regardless of the gaze of Hie moon. Hit; Judge remarked suddenly: “Wouldn't '4 have been horrible if 1 hadn’t landed licit purse! And dearest, will you waif here just a minute'.' I'll be right back. I've an apology to make to Willis." ■Cepyrlvlit, FT bv lie MeClura Nawsp*- ( ' ’ p-.r iyndr-ats.) |

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GOOD PROPERTY BARGAIN. 1 am offering for sale the property on Soutli Winchester street, known as the Park hotel. It is a valuable property and one that can be made

Buy Shoes At The Old Price ■ bbbsmbbhbiosis Do yon know that when you can buy I lor- | sheim Low Shoes at $5.00 a pair or Thompson | Bros.’ Low Shoes at $ 1.00 a pair, that } oil are more | l| than getting the worth of youi money? But you | can buy them at these prices as long as they last. We also have a nice assortment of Vi hite and Palm | Beach Oxfords at $3.50. We would not be able to K sell these al the prices named, hut we bought them | before the advance in prices. The Shoe Store Gn the Square | ft || EII E1" '' VI 11 i Eb as &. I | OPPOMTE THE COURT HOUSE g 1 ~ err—' ■; ___

a splendid money maker. It’s a real i bargain for some one. If interested ' j see Mrs. D. W. Myers. 121 if ■ 1I O : 8 i DEMOCRAf WANT ADS 0 I PAY BIG.