Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 292, Decatur, Adams County, 10 December 1917 — Page 5

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14 JfflMKxxxxxi'Sfflasc:x::: r.caa,«•• ■.. g WEATHER WIN H Fair, continued cold tonight and Tuesday. Attorney Shafer Peterson went to Bluffton today on business. Mrs. J. 11. Porter returned last night from a visit at Muncie and other cities. Mrs. Ernest Franz and daughter, Anna, returned this afternoon to Berne. The train on the G. R. & I. due here at 1:05 o’clock was an hour late today. Yager Bros. & Reinking delivered a fine Packard piano to Miss Bernice Pierce of Craigvilie. R. I). Myers, chairman of lite Adams county council of defense will attend the war council at Indianapolis this week. The funeral of Mrs. Sylvester Spang ler was held Sunday afternoon from the Methodist church. Rev. Thornburg in charge. Misses Lois Connell and Beatrice Keller returned this morning to their studies at the International Business college, Fort Wayne, after spending Sunday here. Mrs. J. F. Johnson returned to Monroe this afternoon. She visited here with her sisters, Mrs. Brandyberry and Mrs. Burkhead and also with ’he Uhrick family. Postmaster J. W. Bosse announces the following uncalled for letters ;.t the Decatur postoflice: Miss Selma Schaffner, Mr. Ross Mann. Miss Willifield Rorst. Mr. Rob’t. Adams. Please say advertised when calling for this mail.

*<««BK3MK9KSF9'»• X,.;~T»-U-'I.W-Ml.-»lll |l| llllll ukt r v The Home of Quality Groceries A FEW THANKSGIVING SPECIALS Cranberries, 2qt 25c Cut Loaf Sugar, lb. 12>/ 2 c Emperor Grapes, lb. ..20c XXXX Powdered Mince Meat, 3 pkgs. ..25c Sugar, 1b 12'/ 2 c Seeded Raisins, 4 cr. ..15c English Walnuts, lb. . .25c Seedless Raisins ....18c Brazil Nuts, lb 25c Dromedary, Dates pkg. L>c Appks> pk 30c :IE «<* > 25c A 10c pkg. of Eggine is equal in baking to 1 dozen e o gs. Try it. Pure Fruit Preserves, any kind, jar . • • ■ We pay cash EggS ’ * SC M. E. HOWER N«th.fG.R&l.Dei>»t ’Phone ji GET A GOOD CIG AR—ask lor ■ I THE I I "WHITE STAG"! I extra mild cigar I <wF E T I 1 ’ BAGRA Ni T I | MILD SWEEI 1 They Hit the Spot- :

Mrs. Will Winnes is assisting at the Winnes shoe store. Miss Edith Rice, of Monmouth, is a | new clerk at the Morris five and ten ■ cent store. J Herman Hollman has returned to work at this office after a week's siege ot quinzy. The city band has rented the rooms over this office and will use it for a practice room. The Adams county’ conscription board will meet next Monday morning and begin the sending out of the Questionnaires. This is a good time to advertise. It | is also a good time to read the adverI tisements. Try it either way and se? if you don’t agree. Mr. and Mrs. Allen lue of Mentone. Indiana, were the guests ot Rev. and Mrs. Minor, of the United Brethren church over Sunday. I Miss Viola Haggerty left this morning for the International Business college, Fort Wayne, after spending Sunday at her home here. I The central, south ward and north i ward schools took a vacation today on account of the heating plants being insufficient to meet the demands of fourteen below. , The Decatur banks invite you to ' join their Christmas Savings and Thrift clubs. It’s a sure way to lay, aside a few cents every week and then you'll have a little for a rainy day. The funeral services for Mrs. E. | Tyrell were held from the Christian church this morning. Rev. Marsh officiating and the Eastern Star of which the deceased was a member, giving their ritual work. The pall bearers were Messrs. J. S. and C. E. Peterson, J. H. and H. B. Heller, George E. Kinzel and 0 L. Vance. - - _

Mrs. Isabelle Wolfe ot Monmouth shopped here this morning, Mrs. C, c. Wilder of Monmouth was a business visitor here this afternoon. I he Misses Kohne returned this aft--1 'noon to their worn tn Fort Wayne after a visit here over Sunday. Mrs. Harry Durbin returned this afternoon to Fort Wayne. She visited here with relatives over Sunday. Mrs. F. Dibble left this morning for Fort Wayne for a visit and from there will leave tor her home at Lansing, Mich. Have you started your Christman chopping?! It’s a mighty good time t > do it. Don't wait for the rush of the last week. Do it this week. The members of the Decatur band will meet for practice in the rooms above this office this evening. All members please be present. Miss Hannah Krueckeberg, who is employed in Fort Wayne, returned this afternoon after a visit over Sunday at her home in this county. The regular business meeting of the Deetatur Rotary club will be held Thursday evening at the city hall. All members are requested to be present. Mrs. John Bright, of near Peterson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cloud, this city, was operated upon Saturday night at the Lutheran hospital. Fort Wayne. She is getting along very nicely. Plan now to join one of the Christman Savings clubs at any one of the Decatur banks. You’ll save a little money and it will help a heap, in buying your Christmas presents. Get the thrift habit. i With the thermometer registering | ten and twelve degrees below zero at ’ 7:30 o’clock this morning, a touch c.fj a little pre-winter, which does not begin officially until December 21 or later, was given. Rev. W. Paul Marsh left this afternoon for Seymour where he will attend to business for the Red Cross so-i defy. He will attend the meetings < f the war council at Indianapolis Thursday’ and Friday. / Eli W. Peterson, a first lieutenant who has been here visiting with relatives. will leave tomorrow for Camp Travers. Texas, for military service. He is a son of Attorney and Mrs. Shafer Peterson. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Murphy left this afternoon for Fort Wayne to spend the night with their daughter. Mrs. j Ves Nelson. From there they will go to Indianapolis to spend the winter with their son, M. V. B. Archbold and ■ family.

The thermometer registered fourteen below zero this morning accord ing to those who took the trouble to look up the weather at five o'clock. At seven it was ten below. The river is frozen over but not sufficiently for the ice harvest. Th‘- children’s day promises to be a big event. It will be held next Saturday in this city at which time a hundred and fifty dolls, sleds and skates will be given away. Besides this some one will get a ten dollar gold piece and every child will get a gift when they register. Invitations have been issued for the marriage next week of Miss Daisy Roth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Roth, residing near Berne to a Fort Wayne young man. They will make their home at Fort Wayne this winter but plan to go to Missouri in .he spring to reside. —Bluffton News. Many parties who called at the old interurban station, corner of Second and Madison streets, this morning, found the same being moved to the new station two blocks north, no cars being run south of that place today, except the freight car which assisted with the moving of the furniture. The Wells-Fargo Express headquarters are also located in the new station. R. I). Myers. chairman of the County Council of Defense, and Food Administrator S. E. Hite, will go to Indianapolis Thursday where they will attend the big war conference which will be held there Thursday and Friday. by the State Council of Defense. The meeting is to be one of the biggest ever held in Indiana. Mr. Hite and Mrs. Myers go as representatives of the county council of defense. MUST~ANSWER (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Dee. 10—(Special to Daily Democrat) Registered men joining Hie army and navy must fill oua a questionnaire according to a ruling received by the state conscription board today. Ii their address is not known the questionnaire will be. mailed to their last known address. ABOVE” TH > IS~OFPICE. Members of the Decatur band will meet for practice in the rooms above this office tonight. Members are urged to be present. -O — bowling contest tonight. The All-Star bowling team of Fort Wayne will play the Decatur team tonight at the Arlington alleys.

Catarrh For head or throat Catarrh try the vapor treatment / I "Xi ai luttie tt< ly-oua-.l iwYmr Hvin***'\ IT'S UP TO YOU i — You Can he Classed With the Loyalists and Real Americans or (Jo DOWN AS A TRAITOR The Hour Has Come When Those Who Live in America Must be Americans.

I Indianapolis, Dec. 10 -"Every move' ' i made by pro-Germau agencies in Amer, ice and particulfbly in Indiana, makes it more and more necessary to meet the kaiser's elusive propaganda and to undo the evil work attempted by the agents of Prussian Militarism,", said William Green of Rising Sun.' Ind., in a statement at State Council of Defense headquaretrs. "Here in Indiana we have both good and bad Germans. The bad Germans can be made good, and the time is ripe for doing it. It needs work and | lots of it, speeches, literature telling 'the truth about the war, and hard [drives by the forces of patriotism, ! with a direct and personal demand ori‘every citizen that he line up for America or be counted against her. The newspapers help greatly, but documents and speakers and the element of personal demand and appeal must .help. Here is where the various ] drives for war funds come in. In . these drives patriotic Americans put it up to the reluctant, indifferent or disloyal citizen to get right or be publicly classified as being in the wrong. “We have reached a stage of the war where the population is made up of loyalists and traitors, and thee is no living in the "No Man's Land" that lies forbiddingly between the trenches of patriotism and the dugout of treason. All our citizens fully realize this situation. The hour has coin . to make a big drive to force the cold , I logic of the war into the minds and hearts of those who heretofore may i have been inclined to kaiserism rather than to Americanism. "In Ohio and Switzerland counties recently we have proved in a substantial way what can be done by cduca tional effort. We find a few citizens who are poisoned by kaiserism. but i we have gone directly to the center of infection ami we have boldly demanded that, the secret agents of treason show their hands and °?• right The effect has been good. Educational work did the business.” .

DID YOU GET YOURS? Some Fine Christmas Present, ana How Easy to Save It. The First National bank of this city sent out over five hundred Christmas Savings checks, totaling more than SIO,OOO, to the members of their Christinas Savings club, they being delivered through the mails this morning. This handsome sum represents the savings of pennies laid away every week by more than five hundred thrifty patrons of the bank, plus the four per cent interest paid to those who kept up their weekly payments and paid their cards up in full. The First National bank is now enrolling members for the 1918 club and they will be glad to place your name on the saving list. Get the thrift habit and save a little each week. It. always comes in handy around Christmas time. ONE HOOSIER IN LIST (United I’rsrs Service) Washington. Dee. 10—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Four more deaths of natural cause in Americans abroad were announced by the war department this afternoon. Among the .o' who died was Private Raymond Hamilton of Rushville. Ind. SHERIFF IS* A SUICIDE (United Press Service) Pontiac, Mit.il., Dec. 10—(Special to Daily Democrat) -Oliver Green, sheriff, shot and killed himself this morning because of worries in his inability ( to run down the guilty parties in five recent murder cases. CHINESE ENTER HARBIN (United Press Service) Ilataranda, Dec. 10—(Special to Daily Democrat) — Chinese troops have entered Harbin and Japane-e troops Vladivostak to afford protection according to announcement to the Petrograd news today. DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIG.

SAVINGS CHECKS Christmas Savings Checks to be Mailed Out by Old Adams County BankOVER $15,000 WORTH Club Had Enrollment of Over 630—Club for 1918 Opens December 17.

I Have you saved part of your income or earnings this year? If you had the saving habit and are one of the thrifty members enrolled in the Old Adams County Bank's Christmas Savings club you will on Wednesday or [Thursday receive through the mails an envelope containing a Christmas i Savings check, designating the ‘amount of cash you saved, plus the -I per cent interest. Members of this banking institution, with additional clerical help are today filing out the checks and getting them ready for delivery on Wednesday. Six hundred and thirty members were enrolled in the Christmas Savings club, they representing a total [saving of over $15,000.00, plus the interest. which will he raid at the rate of 4 per cOnt to all those who kept t-p their weekly payments and paid their dues in full. The checks this year are similar to the ones sent out heretofore, in the upper left hand corner of the check there being a picture of a "husband and wife and their little daughter. The husband is presenting his wife witli the Christmas Savings check as part of his pres nt. The 1918 Landis Christmas Savings Club will open on Monday. December 17th at the Old Adams Sounty Bank and an invitation is extended to every one to join. Instead of issuing cards for this club, regular pass books will be given the members. Owing to the numerous calls in.i;’. for money within the lust year, considering the fact that those who had saved a little invested it in Liberty bonds or bought saving stamps, the total of the Christmas Savings club will be a little below that of :■ year ago.

PAPERS ASKED TO AID Indianapolis, Dee. S News, -ipors ■>'' the state are asked by the federal food administration and the Indiana State Council of Defense to investigate carefully. where possible, the authenticity of reports of the wastage or destruction of food stuffs. Dr. Harry E. Barnard, state foetl administrator, ha: asked the Indiana State Council ..nd county councils to giw fullest publicity and attention to the following co ,- munication on the subject from J \\ . Hallowell, of the United Stales Food Administration. Washington, D. “Many reports have been brought to the attention of the United States food administration in regard to the destruction of food for the purpose f enhancing values. "These reports have been carefully investigated not only by the food administration but by the department ci agriculture, and in most instance it has been found that such reports have been greatly exaggerated and emanate chiefly from hysterical people in an imaginative frame of mind. “The appearance of such reverts i.i the daily papers tends to create social; unrest and we feel that the newspapers should have nil such matters carefully investigated before publicity is given. It is not the intention in any way to suggest that the newspapers refrain from publishing all details -f actual destruction, hoarding or speculation, but we do feel that in view n the many investigations, revealing that food has not been destroyed, the public should be warned; and wo believe that a request for co-operati m along these lines by the newspapers of the static will have the desired results." o FUNERAL HELD TODAY The. Eastern Star attended the funoral of their sister. Mrs. ■ roll, in a body this morning. The service was held al the Christian churi i, the Rev. W. i’aul Marsh officiating. The body was brought hero Friday night, from Cincinnati. Ohio, where she lias lived the last ten years. MASONIC CALENDAR FOR WEEK ENDING DEC. 15TH. I Tuesday, December 11, 7:30 p. m. I Regular convocation of Blue Lodge. Election of officers. DAVID E. SMITH. W. M. TRY ANAD IN OUR CLASSIFIED COLUMN.

PUBLIC SALE ! at the "old Joe f oster Farm,” one and one-half miles north of Willshire, seven miles southeast of Decatur, on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1917 SEVEN HEAD HORSES Best Imported Belgian mare in Indiana, roan, 8 years old, weight 2100 lbs., sound and In foal: Registered bay mare, six years old, weight 2000 tbs., Belgian, of fine quality, in foal: Registered sorrel Belgian mare colt. 15 months old, weight 1400 lbs., sound, with lots of quality; Clydesdale mare, 8 years old, sonud, weight 1750 tbs., good worker in all harness; two-year-old bay colt, weight 1000 lbs.; three-year-old bay colt, weight 1200 Tbs.; one aged driving mare. TWENTY-SIX HEAD MULES Nineteen head of coming two-year-old mute colts; 1 span gray mules, f, years old, weight 2400 tbs.: 1 span brown mules 4 years old, weight 2100 Tbs.: 1 span brown mules, 7 years old, weight 2400 tbs.; 1 gray mule about 12 years old, weight 1200 tbs. SPECIAL. OPPORTUNITY FOR SHORTHORN BREEDERS On account of renting farm, am disposing of entire herd TWENTY HEAD OF REGISTERED SHORT HOHN CATTLE Vancamp's Lady 3rd 19551, red cow. 4 years old, with red heifer calf; Rose Marengo 140686, roan cow, 6 years old, will calve in February; Florence 2nd 65160, roan cow, 11 years old, will calve in April; Rosamond 2nd 65162, roan cow, 11 years old, with red bull calf, parture bred; Bon Ton 138390, roan cow, 6 years old, will calf in April; Lady C 138392, red cow, 6 years old, with red heifer calf, pasture bred; Red Bird 209201, red cow, 5 years old, pasture bred; Roan Duchess Supreme 468241. 3 years old. pasture bred: Matchless Red Roee 468240, 3 years old, red heifer calf by side; Rosamond's Pride 554861, roan heifer, 21 months old; Improved Duchess, 554848, roan heifer 19 months old: Duchess Rosamond 468239, roan heifer, 2 years old; White Rose, white heifer, 1 year old; Pinehurst Bcvuty, red heifer, 11 months old; Pinehurst Duke, red bull calf 9 months old; Pinehurst Goods, roan bull calf 8 months old. FOUR HEAD GRADE COWS Red Durham cow, 8 years old, fresh in March; Jersey cow, 7 years old, excellent milker, frseh in spring; Jersey cow, 6 years old, excellent milker, fresh in spring; Holstein heifer, 10 months old. SIXTY HEAD HOGS Four Duroc sows, with pigs: 16 shoats weighing about 160 tbs.; 18 shoats, weighing about 110 tbs. FORTY-EIGHT HEAD SHEEP Forty-seven Shropshire ewes and one full blood Oxford buck. MISCELLANEOUS Five hundred shocks of corn. Implements, Wagons, Harness and many other articles not mentioned. , SALE TO COMMENCE AT 10:00 O'CLOCK. FREE LUNCH AT NOON TERMS OF SALE:—AII sums under $5.00, cash. Over $5.00, ten months will be given the purchaser, without interest, provided bankable note is furnished, if not paid at maturity, 8 per cent interest will be chargj ed from date of sale. No property to be removed until settled for. d. w. McMillen Ed Kirkland and G. R. Hileman, Auctioneers. Fred Morrison and W. A. Colter, Clerks.

■ -2g- ’ - PUBLIC SALE. We, the undersigned, will offer for' sale at public auction, on the 1. A. Kalver farm, I'L miles north of Monroe, 4 1 - nriles south of Decatur, on the Decatur and Monroe road, on Wednesday. Dec. 12. 1917, beginning lat 10 a. m., the following property, l to-wit: Eleven Head of Horses: Two' I black I’ercheron mares, 7 years old, j ! broke to all harness, weight 1500 and | 1000; as good broke team as in coup-, ty; one safe in foal; team of coining! 3 year old geldings, good ones. I weight 1300 each; team of roan j mares, one coming 4 years old. one coming 5 years old; team of mules, J coming 3 years old. well broke, good ones; coming 4 year old sorrel gen-' eral purpose horse, lady broke; t>' year old sorrel driving mare; 1 year] old draft colt, a good one. Tw. atyone Head of Cattie: Roan Durham, cow, 5 years old. giving milk, duo to i calve April 1; Holstein cow. coming 3 years old. giving milk, due to calve March 5; Jersey cow, 5 years old, giving milk, due to calve March 2; black Jersey and Holstein sow. 3 years old. giving milk, duo to calve] Feb. 4; Jersey cow. 3 years old, giving milk, duo to calve March 14:' these are all good cows, straight and all right; Holstein heifer, 2 years •

FT RNITURE is the lasting Christmas Gift —the gift that is never forgotten. It plays a part in the daily life of the people you give it to—always serving, always in sight, always becoming more and more useful—and always recalling the giver. We invite you to inspect our stock of up-to-date furniture. /. Yager Bros. & Reinking FOE CHRISTMAS-TOOR PHOTOGRAPH A’fzitt to please (hose you would favor with a mark of your personal esteem. NOTHING COULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE. Our fast lenses, modern methods and equipment, prompt attention and courtesy to patrons have made sittings for photoI graphs a real pleasure. No need to wait for a line day, however. With the equipment of the modern studio, you can be taken one time as well as I another. t Prices reasonable. No advance. Make the appointment today. ’Phone 807. i J.’ ERWIN STUDIO Three .'ears above (allow & Kohne Drug Store. Twelve years’ experience.

old. Feb. 12. ii good one; 5 coming 2 I year old heifers, bred; 2 year old | Holstein bull, a good one; 2 year old steer. 4 yearling steers; 4 summer calves. Hogs; Four sows, with pigs by side, and 19 shoats weight about IM) lbs. each Chickens: Four dozen full blooded Plymouth Rocks. Earning Implements: Melbourne wagon. Union City buggy, new 10-disc drill. I Black Hawk corn planter, good as | new; McCormick 6 ft. binder. 2 Osi borne hay tedders, good as new; 5 ft. i Deering mower, 2 disc harrows, 2 spring tooth harrows, hay rake, 2 I riding cultivators, 3 riding breaking 1 plows, set heavy breeching harness. set of light farm harness, harness for ‘bird horse, set single buggy harness, -'bout 300 bu. of corn and many other , articles 100 numerous (o mention., | .\ew Vega separator, 600 lb. capuc- . hy-Terms—-Under $5, cash; over that ■ mount a credit of 12 months will he liven, tin purchaser giving bankable u >t( bearing 8 per cent interest the last 6 months; 3 per cent off for 'ash. No goods removed until settled for. KALVER & ANDREWS. Jeff Liechty and J. N Buckhead Aneta. The Ladies’ Aid of Monroe will servo dinner. 4-7-8-10