Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 82, Decatur, Adams County, 5 April 1918 — Page 5

Plenty of beautiful Grey Boots for Liberty Day. Light or dark shades. $6.50 to $9.00 Charlie Voglewede SELLS ’EM IN DECATUR

*————■—■— jwEAUOFmm’l t ?KtraEinxa:nca:::a::»:y£nr.:ni;i: Fair and slightly warmer tonight and Saturday. Henry Sj uller. of Fort Wayne, was , here on business yesterday. William Townsend, of Russiaville, was a gue.'t at the Hosea Ray home Wednesday night. Mrs, Roxy Lehman, of Anderson, it, the guest of her sister, Mrs. Hosea] Ray, residing north of the city. Mrs. G. T. Horstmann returned to' Fort Wayne this morning after a visit with the Ehlerding family near Preble. Mrs. J. W. Giffaid left fur iter home] at' WlUfanl. O. this morning. She has been attending the funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Fred Hilpert. Miss Bessie Wilder, of Monmouth, has coni’, leted her term of school near Bluffton, and is at home for her vacation. Site was a shopper in this city, this morning. j The H. L. Merry family, residing in the Beil property corner of Third and] Jefferson, have leased the E. Woods' property on West Monroe street-and' will move there. .. . | It almost kills some folks t' git up at sunrise, t' say nothin' o' being shot. “A feller kin lay in a stock o' liquor,’ ■ ■ut he < an’t lay in a "lace t' lean ar, , talk,” st?,id Pinky Kerr, t day.—Aim j Martin in Indianapolis News. Donald J. Adams write.- from New . York City that he has enlisted in th" ; Coast Guards.' a division of the navy.' and is now doing coast patrol work in and arcund Neu York. He has be-, n in the service over a month and ran!; : as a petty officer-—Bluffton News. ,

| The Home of Quality groceries In A2l oz. Loaf of Butter Nut Breadlsc A 16 oz. Loaf of Butter Nut Bread 10c Good Luck, the Best Quality Oleo in the city, Ilb and ( 2 lb. pkgs., !t>. 35c No. 2 White Fish, in brine, lb. Hipolite Marshmallow ( ream. pt. jars 25c King-Ko are Canned Seeded Raisins, containing all the flavor 13c; 2 tor 25c Kellogg’s Krumbles pg. 10c Potted Meats, can . . . . .->c Mince Meat, pkgloc ( orned Beel, can ->oc Eagle Milk, can 20c Brooms wc Vick’s Salve 25c Greening Apples, pk. . 40c Salmon, in tall tins2oc, 2ac and 30c Sliced Dried Beef, in glass ,! ot > - Uc . ana J3C M. E. HOWER We pay cash or trade for Produce. Eggs, 32c. Butter, 25c to 35c. North of GJt & I- Depot Thone_loß_ & - Sfi L Does your Smile get Across? I ■ I | "WHITE STAG"I I ■ I

" —" Xl Swartz, substitute city mail earn.*, is working in the place of Mel Butler, who is taking a few days’ vacation. Miss Florence la< htensteiger wh had recovered from the mumps, su> sered a relapse and is again under the care of the physician. .Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Moon went tc Fort Wayne this morning where Mr. Moon will attend to business matters and Mrs. Moon will visit with her sis ter, Mrs. L. L. Hoopengardner. Two Ford sedans were delivered i by the Kalver-Noble garage company yesterday. One was sold to William Auman and the other to Theo. Droege both of Root township. A girl baby was born last night to Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson residing near Williams. This makes the , family circle happy with two girls 'and two boys. The babe is a grand i daughter of Abe Boch. A five passenger Oakland automc idle was sold and delivered yesterday to Amos Hirsehy of Berne and a five 'passenger t'hevorlet car was deliver , ed to Alva Burger of Union township, Iby the Schafer hardware company, i ,he >ales were made by Harve K.t i son. On Monday evening white Marsh ■> i Krogh was at the Home Store a num ] her of boys were engaged in hammering at the side door of th- building. ] when the marshal opened the door, and not knowing the distance to the 'ground, fell and was painfully hurt. Ho was carried into the store where a physician was called and medical aid was given, after which he was taken to his home in the south part of town. However, no bones were broken in the fall, but he was badly bruised and shaken up. Monroe Reporter. . liiiar ~T ~~ r rrwM—SM——

CAME BI POSTAGE The Store of Quality Re-' ceived $1,700 Worth of Goods by Mail Today. NEW SPRING CLOTHES The Latest Styles of Suits, Coats and Dresses Right from the Market. Frank Gass, of the Store of Quality, ,is a hustler. He returned today from the greatest, markets for ready' to wear clothing for ladies and. when he' discovered that there was some doubt' as to his being able to secure tlie goods for display Saturday when about 1 a million people are expected in De-1 catur, he ordered it seat by mail and. they sent it. He made the postoflice employes fairly gasp this morning when they opened the mail bags for they found there in package after package for the Store of Quality--$1,700 worth came in by mail today md more arriving each mail —brand new creations for the spring slid summer of 1918 —coats, suits, dresses hat will make you wonder at quality, stylo and price. Mr. Gass also informs us that he has arranged for special assistants for 'Saturday and will be prepared to suit and fit every customer that comes in. He said. “Liberty Day is fine, we are full of enthusiasm too and we want vou to yell and have a good time and see everything. To make the day a perfect one we have planned for the 'adies who come to Decatur to have this opportunity to see and buy their spring .clothes. That's why we ma le the extra effort.” WILLBE liTPERU (Continued from Page One) ice at follows; Earl Pittenger, of Middletown, who now is in Franca; W. V. Meredith, of Muncie, now at El ’a-o, Texas; H. A. Kirk, of Noblesville. now at San Antonio. Texas. All are in Y. M. C. A. work. The Richmond district report was given by . Rev. Somerville Light. He told of th- 3 ledication on October 7, 1918, of a new 150,000 church at Richmond, and of lie dedication of a $20,000 church at Pennville in May of last year. W. W. Martin, superintendent of the Fort Wayne district, in his report showed ‘hat about 1.000 accessions and relamalions had been made for the ear and that the salaries of the pasors had been raised with twentyone churches signifying their intention of making further increases during the coming' year. Dr. Mantle gave an address on Wednesday evening at the Baptist temple on th* subject “The Forgotten Doctrine," and spoke again on Thursday evening on the subject, “The Holy Spirit in Life and Experience.’ Visitors continue to arrive and it is expected that Warsaw will have a record crowd over Sunday. Mrs. Nicholson, wife of Bishop Nicholson, who is presiding, is here and will address a meeting of women on Friday at the church.—Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette.

JK I Ik Zmeheon BeVef&rfe OW “Thais if ’’ I L I 11| ! I? I yruir home or at hot:!, restaurant, case or “fountain luncheonette,” sec that Sifeai’a 3t j-, served With ycur sandwich ~ red-hots er I other light luncheon. ' . i It makes the simplest food taste like a banquet. Uhafj 3U is a carbonated temperance food drink, made from cereals, wilhjv .a tang pl hops. Put un in 10-ot. brown borles 10z. Special ptiejs in dozen or cr.sc lot:. Prepared Only by C. L. CentKvre Brewing Co. Fort Wayne, Ind. i 1 Fr r Sa. r by Hotel Murray, Lose Bros., Ed L. Kintz- Ralph i Miller, and John 11. Badders, Monroe. > . ..... a

LIBERTY TALKS ' Excellent Reports Are Coming in from All Parts | OF ADAMS COUNTY Splendid Meetings Are Held and Much Enthusiasm is Shown. The raiu oil Tuesday evening spoiled the meeting arranged for that time, I but last evening’s assembly more than I made up for the other iu attendance and enthusiasm, when liberty loan was t discussed last evening at the Cottoni wood school in French township. This was a joint meeting of the men and women. Mrs. Horace Callow, who with Mrs. Fred Latin of this city are women’s organizers; and M. Kirsch, men's organizer, with those of the township organization, had provided a splendid program. J. W. Bosse went out from this city and presided during the evening. Mrs. Charles Knapp, woman’s county chairman. Mrs. Emma Daniel and R. C. Parrish were the '• speakers. Their addresses were fine and were creative of enthusiasm as , well as explanatory of the liberty loan drive and its purposes and methods. Misses Agnes Kohne. Agnes Mothers, Genevieve and Florence Bremerkami and Ixiona Bosse, furnished the music, singing to the accompaniment of their ukeleles. Berne has Good Meet The meeting at Berne was another ■ splendid one. Mrs. Thurman Gotts- . chalk is chairman for the women of Berne, and her husband presided at the meeting last evening, which two hundred attended, being held in the high school auditorium. Mrs. W. tl. Dorwin of this city is woman's organizer for Monroe township, and she with others from here were present. Fine addresses along the liberty loan movement were given by Attorney Jesse C. Sutton, Miss Virginia Cravens and Mrs. Mary Eley, and they drew much applause, as did the music furnished hy Mrs. L. A. Holthouse. Mrs. J. <). Sellemeyer. Mrs. Edward Wilson and Mrs. Jesse Helm. Ha> tfet d Township The rousing and enthusiastic meeting of tiie "third liberty loan workers” held Wednesday evening at the Hartford township new beautiful schoolhouse was a woman’s meeting but the men had a special invitation to come. A large number attended. Mrs. Chas. Knapp and Mrs. Emma Daniel delighted the audience with their splendid talks. There was a chorus of girls comprising Misses Genevieve and Florence Bremerkamp, Agnes Meib-J ers and Agnes Kohne. with Miss Bertha Kohne. pianist, rendered music that was cheerful and all songs pertained to the third liberty loan drive. Several auto loads from Decatur attended. Mrs. Dan Sprang, who organized the women oi the township for this drive, 5;:;,.-; “We feel Hartford township will more than do her share. The organization is complete both m the men's and worn, ./-i drive. Hart-

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( —T-4-- -lit —■ ford township is making large preparations to attend our Saturday's celebration and they are busy getting t the float ready which represents “Georgia.” Watch for it in the par.l ade. I’aul Reveres from this town- ; ship will also be in the parade. Union's Big Meeting Union township had a big meeting . last evening at the Hardscrabble /schoolhouse. C. D. Mumuia presided . and enthusiasm was manifest in the good attention and applause that came from the large audience and-in the excellence of the speeches given Ly Mrs. S. D. Beavers and P. L. Andrews of this city. Their talks were very . good .and a chorus of girls contributed ' much to the pleasure of the meeting with their singing. They were: Misses Vera Powell. Gladys Flanders. Hallie Leonard. Helen Walters and Ireta Butler. A men’s meeting will be held ! this evening at the Bleeke Lutheran school. Both English and German y speakers will be there. Bobo’s Big Turnout I The schoolhouse at Bolxi was too i small last evening to accommodate I the crowd for the liberty loan meeting so the assembly was invited to the Methodist church where they participated in the prayer meeting held there and afterwards held the liberty lean . service. John T. Myers, township or- - ganizer, and Alpha Bowen, township . chairman, presided. Applause came from every person thaj; filled the church, gallery and all standing space. Mrs. Frank W. Downs gave a splendid talk in behalf of the campaign, as did Prof. L. E. Keller, of the Decatur high school faculty. The men’s chorus of this city, of which W. F. Beery is director. furnished the music. ( — ———- i Mrs. Lena Yager returned to Berne on the 1:05 train. She visited with her daughter. Mrs. John < Moran. I Mr. Royer, traveling man from Sturgis, Mich., whose wife was one of the seven who became ill after eating at the Madison House, Frida.', February 22, states that she had returned home from the hospital, but later became ill of an abscess near her ear and was obliged to return to the hospital. Democrat Want? Ads Pay I

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