Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 209, Decatur, Adams County, 10 September 1917 — Page 3

PROF. MITCHELL, THE FOOT SPECIALIST, IS HERE. CONSULT HIM REGARDING YOUR FOOT TROUBLES. CONSULTATION HOURS TOMORROW, 8:30 A. M. TO 12 M., AND 1:00 TO 6:00 P. M. THIS DEMONSTRATION IS ABSOLUTELY FREE TO EVERY ONE. Charlie Voglewede THE SHOE SELLER

Eur.ur.;s:ns:uw»:7a:ur.3s: , .:s | TiiER FORECAST i Fair, continued cool tonight and Tuesday; probably frost tonight north and central portions. Roy and Irvin Goldner were Fort Wayne visitors Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Wilhelm returned to Fort Wayne after spending Sunday in this city. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Miller and family attended the auto races in Centlivre park, Fort Wayne, Sunday. Elmo Ehinger and Charles Keller • visited in Fort Wayne Sunday and attended the show in the evening. Mrs. D. I. Weikel came from Fort' Wayne this morning on account of the death of her sister, Mrs. Albert Graber. Mr. and Mrs. John Logan and family were over Sunday guests at Albion, where they visited Mr. Ixigan’s sister, Mrs. Clark Eddington and family. Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Smith of Monroe have gone to Petoskey, Mich., for a month’s stay for relief from hay fever and asthma for Mr. Smith. Dr. D. D. Clark. Ralph Amrine, Joan Fisher, Franklin Franz. Mat Harris, John Clark attended the auto races st Centlivre park, Fort Wayne, Sunday. The total tax rate in the city of Bluffton for the ensuing year will be $5.42 on each SIOO. a net increase of thirty cents over the current year.— Bluffton News. Postmaster J. W. Bosse reports the following uncalled for letters at the Decatur postoffice: Messrs. R. P. Scott, Wayne Hart, Charles Bentz, Lew Bentz, Hiram Davis. Please say advertised when calling for this mail.

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11 Adrian Lenhart left today for Wabash. 1 Jacob Miller went to Fort Wayne j for a two days’ visit with his sons, Fred and Sam Miller. Miss Veronica Paul left this morning for her home at Brookfield, Ohio, after a visit with relatives. Mrs. C. R. Sprunger and son, Earl, of Orrville, Ohio, returned home this morning after a visit at Berne with ■relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Harruff and baby returned this morning to Fort Wayne. They were guests of his mother. Mrs. Harvey Harruff and his sister, Miss Della Harruff. A young man who wants to learn the printing trade can secure a steady position at this office with pay from the start. Within three years he can be earning a good salary. John Clark, whc was employed rt this office during the summer, being a member of the reportial staff has resigned in order to take up his studies at the Decatur high school. Mrs. Fanny Nowcka went to Fort Wayrje this morning, where she has taken rooms and will make her future home thpre. Her son, Harold, who is in school here, will join her there later. Miss Agnes Huttinger returned to J’ort Wayne this morning after a visit here. She was accompanied there by her mother, Mrs. Frank Rumschlag, who will spend the day in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Ash and daughter, Miss Elizabeth, were over Sunday guests at the C. A. Dugan home. Their home is at Balboa, in the canal zone, where Mr. Ash is assistant treasurer for the government. Miss Elizabeth will enter Cornell University of lowa.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Miller and babe spent the day in Fort Wayne Mrs. James Rohs and son, Merlund, went to Fort Wayne this morning. Otto WemholT returned to Fort WaVne this morning after a visit here with his mother, Mrs. Mary WemholT and family. Mrs. Julia Croyle, operated upon recently in a Fort Wayne hospital, is recovering nicely. She is at the home of a sister, Mrs. Dick Weaver in Fort Wayne and is able to be up again. A. L. Brentlinger gave a tine talk at the Christian church last evening in the absence of the pastor, the Rev. W. Paul Marsh, who is conducting services at Maple Grove church, east of Berne. The Misses Mary Frlsinger and Ruth Bowers will probably leave {'riday for Bloomington where they will enter the state university. Both young ladies were students at the Western-Oxford girls’ school last year. , Mr. and Mrs. Dan Niblick and son. Harold, and daughter, Mildred, returned this morning from Bluffton where they visited over Sunday with Mis. Frank McFarren. Miss Mildred Nthlick spent several days there, the others joining her for the week-end. The Fort Wayne lodge of Elks gave another picnic yesterday. Owing to the success of their annual frolic a few weeks ago, the lodge decided on another outing, the same being given at Germania park. Quite a number of Decatur Elks attended. Mr. and Mrs. W’. A. Kuebler and Dr. and Mrs. Bailer motored to Fort Wayne Sunday to call on Miss Marcella Kuebler, who is a student for her fifth and last year at the Sacred Heart academy. She is ill at this time, suffering from a severe attack of hives. Over two hundred and thirty dollars were subscribed and given to the Sis ter representing the Japanese missions by the members of the St. Mary’s church. The Sister was here last week. A canvass is being made for funds to carry on the missionary work, in the land of Nippon. J. Dwight Peterson left Sunday morning for Bloomington, where he will enter the state university. His mother, Mrs. J. S. Peterson, accompanied him as far as Indianapolis where she will visit with Miss Carrie Craig for a week and will spend some time at Fort Harrison, where her son, Lieut. Peterson is stationed at present. Mrs. D. V. Steele will go to Hammond tomorrow to be with her daughter. Edna, wife of Dr. A. L. Hickman. Mrs. Hickman, who suffered from a severe attack of diphtheria while here this summer on a visit, will undergo an operation for the removal of her tonsils while her mother is there in the hope that permanent relief will be effected. ' Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fetters arrived home this afternoon from Lancaster, Ohio, bringing with them the information that Mr. Fetters' sister, Mrs. Dressback-Drum, had died early this morning. She had been ill for some time and they were called to I her bedside earlier in the week. The funeral will be held Tuesday. Surviving are four brothers, Charles Fetters and Z. T. Fetters, of near this city and John and Will Fetters of Lancaster, Ohio.—Bluffton News. Milo Niblick, son of M. and Mrs. Geo. Niblick, northeast of Bluffton, and Miss Mary Dedrlck, of Silver street, this city, eloped to Coldwater, Mich., Wednesday of last week and came home Thursday evening man and wife. The young couple had kant their plans well under cover, their parernts being taken by surprise. The newlyweds were at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Niblick today, but expect to make their home in Bluffton. —Bluftton Banner. • The total stocks of sweet pickled pork reported by 456 storages on August 1, 1917. amounted to 2389,661,187 pounds, while the total stocks reported by 499 storages on July 1, 1917, amounted to 412,328.689 pounds. The reports of 324 storages , show stock of 361,896.759 pounds on August 1, 1917. as compared with 350,570,351 pounds on August 1, 1916, an increase of 3.2 per cent. The reports of 439 storages show that the stocks decreased 4.1 per cent during July, 1917, while the reports of 294 storages show stocks decreased 3.5 per cent during July, 1916. Secretary McAdoo, of the treasury has issued a statement that the campaign to sell the second issue of Liberty Loan Bonds, will close on the first of November, 1917, and the active campaign will begin not later than a month before that date. The secretary explains that details of the second] loan cannot be given out until final action has been taken by congress upon the war bond bill now pending but announces that as soon as a new law has been passed the details will be given out. As in the lirst campaign the campaign in each Federal Reserve District will be under the supervision of the Federal Reserve Bank, which will act as the fiscal agent of the government.

> Judge D. E. Smith was at Portland today on business. , A. C. Spahr, of Detroit, Mich, is here visiting with relatives. Mrs. Orval West, of Rockford, Ohio, , changed cars here enroute to Fort ■ Wayne. The public schools opened today and . the youngsters are down to work for , another nine months. Miss Hazel Smith, of DesMolnes, ; lowa, is here visiting with her sister, Mrs. A. M. Anker. • Mr. and Mrs. Vern Cassel, of Fort Wayne, visited here yesterday with their aunt, Mrs. James Ross. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Beery returned this afternoon to Goshen after attending the Antioch home-coming yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Tricker and children and Aaron DeVinney motored to Celina, 0., where they spent Sunday afternoon. Archie Long, of Berne, left Sunday for Camp Taylor. A number of his friends were at the train to bid him God speed. Miss Elizabeth Graber returned to her home near Linn Grove after a stay here at the home of her brother, Albert Graber. Miss Gynet Hendricks left this afternoon for Westfield, 111., where she will ’ attend school, her sister. Ruby, being 1 a teacher there. Harvey and Fred Ault, sons of Chas. Ault, of Ossian, spent a week with their uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. Aaron DeVinney. , Mrs. Ed Bollenbacher returned on the 1:05 train to her home east of Berne. She was accompanied here by Miss Sonday who was her guest. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Steele and Mrs. Harvey Steele and baby, of Ft. Wayne returned home today after a visit with the C. H. Butcher family at Ft. Wayne. Mrs. Mary Brandyberry left for Monroe where she goes to take care of her sister, Mrs. James Johnson, of near that place, who has been ill four weeks. Wayne Beavers returned last night from Muncie where he visited with the Rev. D. T. Stephenson family. He also attended the state fair at Indianapolis and visited Fort Benjamin Harrison, calling on the Company A boys who had just put up their tents the night before and were getting along nicely. DO YOUR PLOWING NOW The good rains which have fallen during the past few days makes the plowing of stubble and sod land for wheat, an easy matter. The earlier this work is started and completed, the better will be the chances for the coming wheat crop, is the suggestion of the Indiana Committee on Food Production. The results secured by the Kansas Agricultural experiment station show conclusively that the earlier the land is plowed for wheat, the better. It is not only essential that the land should be plowed early, but also that sufficient harrowing be given to conserve moisture and make a firm well com- , pacted seed bed. At the Kansas station, three fields, plowed July 15th.. Awgust ibtn and September 15th produced respectively, 38.4. 27.7 and 15 8 bushels to the acre. The soil in each field was worked down Immediately after plowing. At the same station, land plowed August 15th and not worked until September 15th, yielded 23.6 bushels to the acre against 27.7 bushels for land which was plowed at the same time and worked down immediately. These experiments show that by packing the seed bed immediately after plowing, the soil and sub soil are put in contact and no air spaces are left to prevent soil moisture from rising into the surface soil. If the soil 's plowed late and dry, it will be difficult to puverize the many plods and unless these are pulverized, the air spaces at the bottom of the furrow slice will prevent the rise of capillary moisture. “On account of dry weather ft is not always possible to plow the land early,’’ says J. C. Beavers, state leader cf wheat campaign, "but when this condition prevails, the land may be disked before plowing, to good advantage. 1n nearly all cases it is advisable to roll, drag down or harrow each day’s plowing before leaving the field. In many cases land may be rolled and harrowed to good advantage. When the soil is at all moist, it is much easier to pulverize then, than it Is several days after when it has dried out.” —— o Versions of "Star-Spangled Banner." | The third line of “The Star-Spangled-I Banner” has had two versions. Bryant, ■' In his “Library of Poetry and Song,” 1 gives it “Whose broad stripes and . bright stars through the perilous fight,” and Stedman, In his “American Anthology,” makes It read. “M hose ’ broad stripes and bright stars through ’ the clouds of the fight.” No version 1 of the? sen# niukc* the line end with i “night” instead of “fight.” J X.. I ■ '*— Democrat Want Ads Pay

IN INDIANA TODAY. (United Press Service) Orleans, Sept. HF—(Special to the Daily Democrat) —While swimming in White river, a young farmer near here, found a large tooth supposed to be from the jaw of an extinct mastodon It measures three and one-eighth Inches in diameter, four and one-half Inches across the front, is six inches long and weights two and three-fourths pounds. Shelbyville, ~SepL 10 —SLelby county will not build a proposed addition to the county court house this year. The addition would cost about $25,000 and in this day c-f high prices for all building material, the county council decided thet it would not be wise to make such an appropriation at this time. Fort Wayne, Sept. 10—“ Trail boosters” of Ohio, Indiana and Michigan are in session today in Fort Wayne laying plans for construction of an automobile highway stretching from Cincinnati to Kalamazoo, via Richmond and Fort Wayne. M. H. Luecke, vice president of the Hoosier State Automomile association, and chairman of the committee to arrange details of the state’s system of auto trails, called the conference here. The trail boosters plan to ask i aid of the state highway committee lin construction and repair work along the highway. Indiana members of the committee directing the campaign for the trail are Charles L. Beiderwolf, chairman; J. V. Taylor, of Winchester; C. J. Manton, of Kendallville, and George Cohler, of Lagrange. o INDIANA CROP SUMMARY. Weather conditions during the month of August were not beneficial to crops generally. With the exception of the first few days the temperature was entirely too low, and somewhat below normal for the month. Showers were comparatively infrequent the first two-thirds of the month and were widely scattered and of varying intensity, although generally light. During the last few days of the month showers were more intense and better distributed throughout the state, although the precipitation for the month was generally deficient; many sections suffering from drouth. Owing to cool nights prevailing during the month corn did not mature so rapidly as it should have. Some very warm iweather and more rain is needed, especially for the late planted corn. Oats threshing is practically completed in the south and central portions of tire state, and in the north part good progress is being made, with better yields than for several years past. Potatoes do not look so good as last month which is attributed to several causes, the cool, dry weather being the principal one. however. The commercial apple crop is lookjng exceptionally good, but the agricultural crop did not improve any during the month. All hay crops have been harvested under favorable conditions, but show a yield somewhat less than last year, which with the decrease in acreage will mean a considerable shortage. , GEORGE C. BRYANT. Indiana Field Agent, Bureau of Crop Estimates. , o THAT BIG, JUICY EAR. (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 10 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—A nice, big, fat roasting ear for your Christmas dinner. Impossible, not at all? Just follow these directions, made public by state food experts here today and you may eat this summer’s corn on the cob on the day that Santa- Claus comes down the chimney. And it will be just as fresh and look exactly as it did the day you pulled it from the stalk. The corn to be dried should be selected in the regular roasting ear size. After shucking, blanch the ears in boiling water for eight or ten minutes. Then dip them in cold water and let them dry. The blanching sets the milk in the kernels and gives it a good color when it dries. The two best methods of home drying are the electric fan or sun drying. To dry, it should be placed on cheese cloth in a traw. Care should be taken that the corn does not sour in drying. When the corn is thoroughly dry, it should be placed in sacks or open containers until conditioned. Then tight containers may be used. For protection against the worms, heat the corn in the oven at 14 degrees F. for five minutes as taken out of the driers. Then when you want to eat the corn, soak it in water and boil it just as you would fresh ears. The grain may also be cut off the ear and dried in the same manner as the ears. When cut off the cob. it should he spread thin on the cheese cloth. O ————— Troubles of a Lazy Man. “A lazy man ain't likely to be happy.” said Uncle Ehen. “He generally gits a bad disposition tryln to scare other people into dolu’ de work.

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