Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 295, Decatur, Adams County, 14 December 1917 — Page 5

GIFTS 1 - Ltttk Tom" “' White T ° P Shocs a " d " ‘><'ll L tile 1 on.. Leggings ant | a g] e( | Grandma, Cushion Comfort Shoes Grandpa, Grey Kelt Comfy Slippers Dad, a pair 01 Brown Comfy Slippers. ot ut, a pair of Cushion Comfy Slippers. them after fit” I Charlie Voglewede I SELLS ’EM IN DECATUR

s WEATHER FORECAS | an", Eair, continued cold tonight; Saturday partly cloudy and not so < Id Lawrence Biggs went to Ft, Wayne i this morning on business. Banker Neuenschwander of Berne' was here yesterday morning on business. John Hessler left this afternoon for his home in Fort Wayne after attending to business here. Postmaster J. W. Bosse went to Indianapolis yesterday afternoon, leaving on the 1:05 train. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. McCrory. Miss-r-Martha McCrory, Elsie and Marion! Blackman, spent last evening in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Harriet Mann, of Fort Wayne,l returned home on the 4 o’clock ear, yesterday afternoon after spending the day with Mrs. John Rex. Mrs. Owen Davis is working today 1 in the place of Miss Agnes Gillig, who is off duty on account of the illness of her father, Amos Gillig. Mrs. John Good, formerly of thi city and son. John Archbold, of Massillon, Ohio, are visiting in the city with friends and relatives. Virginia Brokaw, daughter of Mrs Margaret Brokaw, of Fort Wayne, is recovering after being very seriou-ly ill of acute indigestion and is able to be up and walk around again. Attorney J. C. Sutton who returned Wednesday morning from a bu-i---ness trip to Zanesville. ().. attend ’d the funeral of his aunt. Mrs. ’Wentz Rupright at Ossian Wednesday afternoon.

■bwf" The Home of Quality Groceries Our Table Goods will interest you in two ways: hirst, they are extra good, and Second, they are extra cheap: 1 lb. Can Ground Sweet Chocolate i/ 2 tb. Can Table Cocoa ** 10 sSZce Meal'll)! Bran-Eata. - lot • ( <h e f Mince Meat, 3 for 25c Bulk Oats, lb. ihle jj u (( er 45c Flake Hominy, ('ookin <r Butter 32c PearlMl Hammy, ». < : • s „ sill , |>k!; . . Head Rice, lb S] < 0 1 Gal. Jar Fine Country Applebutter ...... •-— ’ ’ 28c Are vou ready for another pound B. &Cj •• _ Em,«. M E- HOWER North of G.R-& I.l>ei>»‘ I THE I | "WHITE STAG"I I EXTRA Milt) CIGAR | I XhITe'sTAGS” for Christmas will start the I I give him greater smoke u»». | I Packed 12’s, 25’s, 50’s and 100’ s * . I I Ask your dealer about them. J

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s' Miss Lattla Rodenbeck, of near St. s Johns, was a shopper here today. •!. Misses Mayme and Adelaide Dem-' inger spent the afternoon in Fort ;, Wayne. , I Mrs. Isabelle Liby Wolfe, of Mun- 1 mouth, was a shopper here today. [ I Miss Kate Flox, of South Bend, who I [visited here with her brother-in-law hand sister, Mr. and Mrs. I. Bernstein, left today for Columbia City to visit! with a brother. Mrs. John Good and son, John Archbold, left this morning for their home at Massillion, 0., after a visit here with the Dr. J. M. Miller, Wash Gilpin and other families. Mrs. Nell Grove Thintlar submitted 1 to an operation for appendicitis this morning at the Dr. Fred Metts hos-, ■ pital. Her condition following the op-; [oration was satisfactory although the I operation was quite severe. —Bluffton 1 1 News. j I | Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Smith and ! foster daughter, Alice Ball, and grand--1 daughter, Thelma Hatfield, visited here with Mr. and Mrs. Abe Whitright 'coming here from Grand Rapids. Mic’a. I before returning home to Whitley , I county. I Bernard Miller left this morning for' Fort Wayne and from there, will go to Ft. Thomas, Ky., having enlisted in ! the coast artillery corps. He is a son of Mathias Miller of south of the city. He has a brother in Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg. Miss. Funeral services for Joseph Steigmeyer, prominent farmer of Union township, were conducted yesterday morning from the St. Marys Catholicchurch. The deceased was ninety years'of age and was one of the highly respected men of the community.

| Mrs. D. M. Rico, of Monmouth, was u shopper here. | J. \\. Tyndall went to Fort Wayne* oil business today. | Attorney I). B. Erwin is at Portland , today on business. | C. 11. Hayslip, of fort Wayne, was' here on business, Henry la-e, of Fort Wayne, was' here on bnsiness today. Mrs. C. c, Egly returned to Fort Wayne this afternoon after a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Dan Tyndall.! Miss Frieda Williams, high seh.ml! sludent. returned to her home near j Monroe, on the 1:05 train this after ' noon. i 'I he funeral of Solomon Billman i was held this afternoon at two o'clock[ from the Methodist church, with the' G. A. R. and I. O. (). F. attending it J ’ bodies and conducting their ritualistic i services. According to the Frankfurter Zol lung, the exportation of linen goods! extends to all bed. house ami table I linen (used and unused) in inm. travelers’ rests, private hospitals. Including convalescent and rost-cure , homes, hotels, public houses and restaurants, passenger boats, sleeping car riages, and in leading businesses. It applies to all white and colored ar i tides used on or for covering beds, or in use in restaurants and kitchens, in waiting and dining rooms, viz., bed ' c overings, sheets and coverlets, bath 'gowns and towels, hand towels ami I napkins, tablecloths and covers, pan j try and scouring cloths. Articles made exclusively of paper yarn are excepted. INDIANA COAL SHORTAGE (United Press Service) Indianapolis, Dec. 14 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Acute shortage of fuel in many Indiana cities was reported today by county fuel administr iti ors here for the state war conference, i Some state institutions, sucli as the Indiana Reformatory at Jeffersonville, ! have only a day's supply on hand and no relief in sight. Snow, which eon- I tinned today, has tied up traffic so that trains are from ten to twenty i hours late. Coal mines are unable to [ I operate liecause of the storm tying n; j locomotive power. The fuel admin- . ist ration estimated that 400,000 tons J of coal production has been lost this [ week on account of the storms. HAVE YOU TRIED THE DEMOCRAT’S CLASSIFIED' SECTION?

The Fair Store j Phone 844 Free Delivery The Big Down Town Department Store Place your Saturday orders tonight for early Saturday 1 Morning Delivery. COUNTRY BUTTER. FRESH COUNTRY EGGS Flour is one of our daily needs, but Uncle Sam says we must save the Hour, therefore we have a large stock of Cornmeal, Buckwheat, and other Cereals. When ordering Hour, include some of the other foodstuffs and help to win the war. Enterprise, 24*4 tbs 81.65 Aristos, 24 *4 lbs 51.68 Pillsbury Best #1.65 Large Sack Golden Dove ...... $2.95 A FEW SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY ONLY. Spotless Cleanser, 7 cans for 25c SPECIAL SATURDAY. Quaker Corn Flakes, 3 boxes 25c j DOLLS! DOLLS! rh <-. ~ni>i > ‘ ~ !T „„ .>«„ new and complete stock of dolls 1 ,o. S. &L. < offee . . .2(k jh<( Thjs js |he s(()re (h;|) One can Log ( abin Maple We arc going to sell Syrup 7_ !t a doll Saturday for 39c other 5 lbs. Rolled Oats for 35c stores arc asking 58c up to 71c .3 cakes P. J. Soap for 17c for them. Come in and sec Red Beans, in bulk, lb 15c them. (Blue Bird Coffee, lb 30cI TOYS! TOYS! • Flake Hominy, 5 lbs for .. ,29c■ Our business on toys never Special! No. 3 can new pack- {was so great, because we have cd Tomatoes, not over 3 , such a nice new line. No old cans each 18c 'shelf-worn goods here. Do like Buy now. others are doing. Trade at the Extra Special! 2 cans high Fair Store. I grade Peas, Saturday only. Many other bargains in our 2 for 25c Toy Department. i We have a nice stock of Oranges, Apples, Mixed Nuts, Candy, and, by the way, we are selling more candy than any store in the city. Why, because it is Fresh and Clean. Our prices are always right. Farmers, when in the city come in ad make our store your stopping place. We buy eggs and first-class butter, and save you money on groceries and other merchandise. { The Fair Store I STEELE & BLEEKE

|" * """*'** 1 ■ 111 ■" * « — ■■■in iI. *i ,a,.. „mb . ... . .■m .* . i i .u. ...... ■■ .. .».■i .. ii ■ ■■ " rsi '■‘.I''Ji' 'iififi"! Utd, lfi‘' lfi -Ji jfj -jfi JJt in S t Plant a Coin In Our Christmas Savings Club £ | You Can Start A Bank Account With Us Now | I » And by systematically depositing a small amount weekly, accumulate enough money in S 5b weeks to meet your expenses during the Christmas Holidays, or for any other purpose HR you may have in mind. Our HR I CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB I in PS [gj Is open for ENROLLMENT. Everybody is invited to take adS vantage of this easy and sensible plan to save money—There v ■_ '1V?) J Jfi are no restrictions—Old and young—Men, Women. Boys and Si q Girls—Babies included—are welcome. The First Deposit makes , jnj you a member. There arc no extra charges nor expenses. Hi II You Will Get Back Everv Cent ' X' s I You Pay in HR If 0 1 ccn J c ! aSS PayS Other classes pay $12.50, $25, W HR 3Fn The 2 cent ciass pays $25.50 W if" The 5 cents class pays $63-50 «550 and SIOO and up F ’ 7 In addition to the above amounts, I per cent, will be paid if de* |X posits are regularly kept up. f < j 91 F ? jw Become a depositor in this big popular movement to encourage X " Lft thrift—Benefit yourself. Set a good example for others—Have yyour children enroll—lt w ill prove wonderfully educational—lt - . !fi will teach them the value of money—lt will teach them to do . t 3 Banking—lt will show them how to save money—Perhaps start j F 1 them on the road to success and fortune. X- En WE W ANT YOUR CO-OPERATION- WE WANT vol R K‘i ® | INFLUENCE I HR If there is anything further you want to know about this Club | W S ijr come in. and we will cheerfully tell you all about it. ‘ x I Starts Monday, December 17,1917, 1 : OLD ADAMS COUNTY DANK |

I; I MIW7ITI—mBi MIE E HIM |||||, —lll —l9lß — THRIFT CHRISTMAS CLUB EVEBYOHE WELCOME Monday, December 17, will be the formal opening of our next year’s Christmas Thrif Club, but you may make your initial payment any day this week. The Thrist Christmas Club is part of our regular Thrift Savings Club Service. The purpose of this club is to offer every one an easy way to have plenry of money for Christmas in 1918. You can save money in this club for any purpose. The “Thrift Way” means success. Make a selection of one or more of the following membership card and thus adopt the plan that suits you best. There are four classes of progres- dep sit the first week and then reduce sive cards. With these cards you make each deposit by 1,2, 5 and 1(1 cents rea small deposit the first week, then in- sportively. Reducing classes earn crease il each week hv the amount of j ,s mlKh lntcn ' st as !hc Pn, R resthe first deposit. ' slv ‘“ dass< “ s ' The I cent card pays 1 cent the first .. Th .™ < “ iel " cards ? iNn J I week, 2 cents the second week. etc. Al for dt 1 , “". ,1s ot ! ', c «»’’ »“»■»« «“* I the end of 50 weeks this card gives vou W > »«■»• »' s ’ i $12.75 plus the interest. $.,00 in fitly weeks as follows: The 2 cent progressive card pays '? CTn ! s «“* wee . k S , H'!! you $2.5.50 plus the interest, the 5 cent 11 n> e,K ’ w(< _' card $63.75 and the 10 cent card 2? Jk ">< 0 $127.50-Pius the interest. »“* ;;::;: I 1 The four reducing cards pay Ihe 2.5(1 each week 125.00 same totals as the progressive classes 5.00 oath week 250.00 but with these you make the largest 10.00 each week >OO.OO The amounts named arc for the Christmas ( lub period ol at) weeks- VVe pay 4 per cent interest on these accounts. No cost to join. Did vou get one of the 191’checks? If not you should make sure of getting nc next year by starting in the new CHRISTMAS THRIFT CLUB for the season of 1918. It is open for members now and will be every day lor some time. Come in and let us explain all about it. THE PEOPLES LOAN AND TRUST CO. The Home of the THRIFT SAVINGS CLUBgg^IME——MMHmMMBHHMMMMMI—MMMMBMHnaBHMMEEr.. i