Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 298, Decatur, Adams County, 20 December 1918 — Page 5

BUY 808 a pair of our Krome soled dreits shoes and J.m a pair »f Top N„„. h buo(Si nett a pair of cozy bedroom slippers, little |„ c " a pair of overshoes, mother a p lir 0 f cushion sole felt shppers, daddy a pair „f Cushion Soled shoes and baby a pa,r ot our cute little First Step Shoes Easy to buy here. Charlie Vogf jpwpdp THE FOOT FITTER

a astn:-.. I wfathfp mm | HTKtcaraaactKincrttiMrsr.tjr.ja: |j Ohio —Rain tonight and Saturday. warmer tonight south portion. Indiana—Rain tonight and Saturday, warmer tonight northeast portion. Mrs. Jessie Ream went to Chicago for an over Sunday visit with her so:: Dayton Hower, well to do farmer, was attending to business in town yesterday. The Christmas trees are about gone it seems and those who have put off buying will .have to hustle or do without. The city schools closed today for over Christmas. The tests were causing some of the youngsters a lot f uneasiness. Miss Augusta Yager and her guest, • Miss KOstler, of Fort Wayne, went e that city yesterday afternoon to visit with *he former’s sister, Mrs. Crumni Dig up five or ten for the gym fun i. It's a great cause and you will enjoy: seeing the boys anu ( iris have o much pleasure. It's a "V" hut right hera at home. Rate Bud has dropped out o’ th’; Red Cross an' is savin' up fer a floor lamp. Talk is cheap unle-s you it with flowers.—Abo Martin in Indianapolis News. Several boys are being held for larceny having taken some goods from a down town store. The case is In the hands of the juvenile off.. as and it is not known what action v. ill be taken.

The Horn" of Qua'ity Tror S4VE MONEY ON GROCERY PURCHASES AND BUY GIFTS. TRY THESE: Sweet Potatoes, ft) 7c p,sin ° ! ' ves ' Sweet Pickles, 3 dor 25= Stuffed Olives Large Sour Pickles, doz 15c Santa Clara Prunes 5c Sliced Sweets, jar .. 25c Peeled Peaches, pkg 15c Salada Tea, pkg 25c Asparagus T.ps, can . 15c Souare Deal makes 1' 3 dessert, pkg 'Welch’s Grape Juice, pint bottles 23c Soiled Cider, 10 in 1, bottle 15c Large Can Pie' Peaches, can . 25c Asparagus Tips, fine and tender, can jq c Half Pint Can Pompeian Olive Oil Finest line of Oranges anywhere. Uusuai low price. Highest Grade Ccosolate Candies, tb. . Fancy Apples, Lettuce, Lemons, Oysters. *We pay cash or trade for country produce: Eggs, 55c; Butter, 10c to aac. vi. E HOWE 1 North ofG.R.& I. Depot ,pl " ,nC '» !;■ ~ Old Santa Claus ad- | vises you to give I .JUL “White Stag” t§ to your smoker j I friends this Christmas. Jm W « These cheery smoke ; | 1 > chums arc put in handj ■

1 I ■ I 5 Tlle flings, high school pap»r : was published today. | ilr ' aml Mr *- J- D. Krick. Mr. and j Mrs ' A - E - Michael spent the day in ■| Fort Wayne. j Christinas letters from the boys are jthe best, presents Santa Claus can j bring a good many. .j _ Alex Sutton, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. ( , r - Suttcn. has been mustred out of tiie sendee and arrived home last ' night. ; j Kobert Colter, of the S. A. T. C. n 1 ; Purdue is home for the holidays the guest of his parents, Mr. and M’s. '! Charles Colter. Mr. and Mrs. George Houser have returned from Indianapolis where they spent several months with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. . Will Lyman. Mrs. Celia Hoffman Jolly left on jthe 3:22 train yesterday afternoon for Fort Wayne to join some friends who were to come in over the PennsylI vania railroad. i Jim A. Hendricks has returned from Indianapolis where he attended a : meeting of those interested in good reads. Aonther similar meeting will be held at the Claypool hotel next Monday and Mr. Hendricks is anxious that several front this county attend. Marshal Handler returned from Frankfort bringing home two young- ! boys of this city, aged fourteen and sixteen years, who decided that they wanted “to go somewhere” and departed. They were gene a day or so and were finally located at Frankfort. They were brought home and placed in their parents’ care. I

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Miss » o , Ucr , of MonrJW| w „ sh king here today. Albert Gehrig i» home from Purdue where ),e was a member of the S. A.i T, C. '•lgin King, well known news dealer and confectioner, went to Fort Wayne 'his morning on business. Mrs. Mtlton Hoffman and non,' Leo, went to Fort Wayne for a visit until tomorrow with a sister, Mrs. Straub. liter I 1 orbing, a former Decatur citizen, now a resident of Fort Wayno; wa„s looking after business here tee! day. Lieut. France Confer is here for an over Christmas visit after a trip to Chicago, Indianapolis and Bloomington. According to the dope from Waihington old company A. a part of the C!«th field artillery will arrlvo at New York on Christmas day. Miss Hattie Bauer, clerk at the Steele & Bleeke store, attended the' funeral of Alfred .Tnherg at Magley Reformed church tills afternoon. Earl Steele writes from Belgium to his brother, George, of Steele fc Hleeke, saying that when the war closed he was right on the firing line, having been four days under Are. Mr. and Mrs. William Mitchell left this morning for Champaign. 111., I where they will attend the funeral of a brother-in-law. 0. S. Hogan, about sixty years of age, who had been ill for some time and who died in the hospital there. A bill to abolish capital punishment 1 in Indiana is to 1 ■ introduced in the 1 coming goprral (•-••'••• ’!v by Rapre-I sentative Joseph W. Walker, of Geneva. This became known today I through Charles Kettle borough of the j bureau of legislative information who said he has prepared a bill for Representative Walker. — Indianapolis News. Orders have been received at military camps in the Indianapolis district authorizing the wearing of service chevrons. Men who have been in service In this country for six months j are entitled to wear a silver chevron | en the left arm below the elbaw. Fori each additional six months’ service a j stripe may be added. Overesas serv-i ice chevrons are gold. John B. Wirt. 82. 1307 Marlowe avenue. for fifty years a letter carrier Tori the Indianapolis posteflice, and widely known as Captain Wirt, died at his heme Thursday. Death was due. relatives believe, to injuries suffered In an automobile accident nine days ago when he was hit by an automobile driven by W. H. Latta, attorney, .it * Meridian and Ohio streets.—lndianap- \ olis News. I

“We joined— have you?” When you have that button pinned on your coat, you can look the whole world in the face —and feel proud. It means you have answered “present” to the Red Cress Christmas Roll Call for 1919. It means that you have placed your personal stamp of approval on the work of the Greatest Mother in the World and that you have given f t ag M * j her the moral support of your membership. / M Red Cross work must go on! fft 4 J,? As long as Americans are under arms across { f.-k( t'f j - m--.» the sea ’ as lon £ as the results of war, pestilence \i « ! I*! f i;», and famine afflict the world, the need for the * ■« VI I Red Cross will exist. * u i America has never failed in doing its full , v Jjfe duty —that duty now is universal member- your Ship in the Red Cross. w „ butt ? n t/i.——- '//.• Will you be wcaring y° ,,r memberput your tom the Red cross your window - a//you needis a heart anda dollar Join

Furs! Furs! I \ 1 A Chance of a Lifetime To Purchase Furs at Your Own Price A Full Line of Drummers’ Samples of Beautiful Furs will he displayed at Mrs. Bowers . Hat Shop East Monroe St., Decatur, Ind., For two days only, commencing TO-DAY AND SATURDAY ONLY These beautiful Furs consist of Ladies’ Seal Skin and Imported Mink Coats, Coattees, Ladies’ ! and Misses’ Fu c : every description, Muffs, | | Scarfs and Stok Aho Men’s Fur Lined Coats, I Automobile Robes and Fur Animal Skins, such as ] Leopards, Bears, Tigers and Wolves. These samples will be sold at 50 per cent of 1 their value in order to save the high cost of duty in | taking them back to our headquarters, Stone Fur I ; Company, Montreal, Canada. SALE WILL LAST UNTIL SATURDAY EVEN- | i INC, AT 6:30 O’CLOCK — A Set of Fur , Muff, Scarf or Stole or a Fif Coat makes i a beautiful Christmas Gift for Wife, Sister, Mother, or , Sweetheart, and nothing \x ill please them better than anv of the above articles. Call early and get first pick. MRS. BOWERS’ HAT SHOP J East Monroe Street. Decatur, Indiana Store will be open evenings w*wJK**mma* - « u if i w ji i ■ WHUIU

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DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIG.

I I Chnatiu, tgßjg | • gifts for men and boys I U Just received a late shipment of Silk Shirts, in | h ah the new patterns and colors, in TUB and CREPE jj 51 silks, at 8 $5.00 to $8.50 'A e still have a large assortment of useful gifts S such as I HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX SUITS and § OVERCOATS I $25.00 to $40.00 1 SUITS and OVERCOATS $12.50 to $25.00 Bath Robes $6.50 to SIO.OO | House Coats $5.00 to $lO-00 8 Pajamas $1.50 to $ 2.50 | j Night Shirts • SI.OO to S 2.50 jj Neckties $ ,25to$ 1.50 | I Gloves $ ,25to$ 5.00 § § Hosiery •$ .25to$ .75 jj $ Handkerchiefs • $ .10to$ .50 H jj Muffllers $1.25 to $ 3.50 | ! Sweaters $1.50 to SIO.OO | Shirts SI.OO to $ 8.50 § p Rain Coats $6.00 to $16.50 H j Only four more shopping days until CHRISTMAS, jj [ This store will be open evenings until CHRISTMAS. 2 ! Holfhouse, Schulte & Co. 1 i xz

BROS. GASS AT CRYSTAL I Ibis groat production, we have been

"America’s Answer." the second official government picture will be shown at the Crystal theatre tonight. It contains all the principal events, of the war, showing what part Uncle, Sam has taken, and gives a complete 'accounting of General Pershing's stewardship "over there.” See—Tlte ,U. S transport and naval convoy. Tim U. S. troops disembarking from transports: Austrian prisoners at work for Uncle Sam; immense ovens I and bread baking operations; till.l- - aeroplane fights; thousands of : motor trucks assembled; U. S. base i i hospitals 1 ; U. S. artillery in action, i and a hundred and one other interJesting features. In connection wi ll

Just The Thing The automobile owner li will appreciate your gift, i flf||j '' If just so it is something that ’/m\ /M ' s necessary for regular equipment— TIRES ’ tubes, BOOTS, m m »■—l M PATCHES We also carry a comp,ete '* ne Tools, Tool Boxes, Horns, Jacks, \ Pumps, Spark Plugs, Elec- , \ trie Bulbs, Tire Gauges, Oils and Urease. l I The one thing about \ \iWJ J an automobile which wiil make the whole car look , - Ptot shabby or out of date, and ? , '/ % (Si that’s the top. Let us make ", wi % you a new “One-man Top’’ ®L~* 1| pi for your car, complete with j door ° r regular curtains, J either one. We also recovl | s — er old top frames or do r.nv #— kind of repair work on lop I i t," ~~'V or body. \ " r Our regular automobile painting season commences January Ist Call in now and get a price on your job. Decatur Carriage Works Automobile Tops—Tires and Accessories Cor. Ist & Monroe Sts. W. D. Porter, Prop.

able to secure a Hearst Fatho News picture, which features the boys "over there." In this picture one of Decatur's fighting boys can be distinctly made out. it is that of Bros. Gass, who lias boon overseas over a year, anti was in the big fight from i start to finish. Don’t forget, our old friend "Bros” will be at the Crystal theater tonight. Admission five and ten cents. ~o DANCE IS POSTPONED. On account of the influenza epidemic, the dance advertised for Sa‘urday night at Preble, has been indefinitely postponed. 207t2 MRS. WM. FRIETAG